Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 11 km NE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Odessa, Texas on Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 12:20 AM CDT (05:20 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
2.2 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-23 05:20:48 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.934° N, 102.297° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2361 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 186
  3. 1.710 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2357 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.311 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2351 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 45
  5. 2.311 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2342 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 10
  6. 2.011 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2333 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 3.08 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2388 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 102
  2. 2.611 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2401 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 28
  3. 1.58 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2402 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.311 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.311 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2408 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2408 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  8. 3.011 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2408 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 204
  9. 2.310 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008ecn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.