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M1.5 earthquake 8 km NE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Odessa, Texas on Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 5:30 AM CDT (10:30 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km NE of Odessa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2020-03-08 10:30:04 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.905° N, 102.314° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.611 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2400 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 28
  2. 3.08 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2387 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 102
  3. 2.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 7
  4. 1.75 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2357 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 186
  6. 1.710 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2356 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.311 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2350 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 45
  8. 2.311 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2341 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 10

Before

  1. 2.311 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.311 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  5. 3.011 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 204
  6. 2.310 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2408 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.38 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2418 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 131

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2020etfm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC.