Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 11 km NNE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Odessa, Texas on Sat, Aug 1, 2020, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.7 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-01 20:53:52 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.933° N, 102.306° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
25
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

25 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
26°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.410 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.410 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2228 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 43
  3. 1.811 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2207 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.011 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 136
  5. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 8
  6. 2.34 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.515 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.417 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2194 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2191 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 10

Before

  1. 2.911 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2250 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 43
  2. 2.710 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2260 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 41
  3. 2.210 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  4. 3.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 64
  5. 2.511 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2267 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 15
  6. 2.415 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2269 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 12

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b85p. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC.