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M2.3 earthquake 11 km NE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Odessa, Texas on Wed, Mar 4, 2020, 10:52 AM CST (16:52 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
2.3 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-04 16:52:01 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.925° N, 102.298° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
57

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

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

Before

  1. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.311 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  4. 3.011 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 204
  5. 2.310 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  6. 3.38 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2417 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 131

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600089gx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.