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.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
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

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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.