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M2.1 earthquake 10 km NNE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Odessa, Texas on Mon, Mar 2, 2020, 11:14 PM CST (05:14 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
2.1 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-03 05:14:21 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.932° N, 102.315° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.58 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2400 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.611 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2399 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 28
  4. 3.08 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2387 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 102
  5. 2.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
  6. 1.75 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2357 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 186
  8. 1.710 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2356 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.311 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2350 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 45

Before

  1. 2.311 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  3. 3.011 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 204
  4. 2.310 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2408 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  5. 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 us600088f1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.