Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 11 km NNE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Odessa, Texas on Sat, Aug 1, 2020, 11:37 AM CDT (16:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km NNW of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-01 16:37:58 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.934° N, 102.312° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
43
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

43 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
35

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.711 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2250 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 25
  2. 2.410 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.410 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2227 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 43
  4. 1.811 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2207 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.011 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 136
  6. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.34 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.515 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.417 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2194 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 10

Before

  1. 2.710 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2260 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 41
  2. 2.210 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  3. 3.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 64
  4. 2.511 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2266 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 15
  5. 2.415 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2269 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 12

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b80c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.