Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km NNE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Odessa, Texas on Sun, Aug 2, 2020, 10:11 AM CDT (15:11 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
2.4 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-02 15:11:24 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.926° N, 102.309° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 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
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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
56

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.410 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2232 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 43
  2. 1.811 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2212 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.011 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 136
  4. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2206 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
  5. 2.34 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2206 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2206 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.515 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.417 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2198 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2195 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 10

Before

  1. 2.711 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2254 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 25
  2. 2.911 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2254 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 43
  3. 2.710 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 41
  4. 2.210 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2268 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  5. 3.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2269 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 64
  6. 2.511 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2271 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 15
  7. 2.415 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2273 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 us6000b8cx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.