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M2.5 earthquake 11 km NE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Odessa, Texas on Mon, Mar 2, 2020, 5:40 AM CST (11:40 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.5 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-02 11:40:15 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.933° N, 102.297° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.311 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.58 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2400 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.611 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2399 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 28
  6. 3.08 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 102
  7. 2.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
  8. 1.75 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2359 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2356 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 186
  10. 1.710 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2355 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.311 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2349 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 45

Before

  1. 3.011 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 204
  2. 2.310 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.38 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2418 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 131

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600087ty. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.