M2.0 earthquake 11 km NE of Odessa, Texas
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Odessa, Texas on Sat, May 16, 2020, 7:30 AM CDT (12:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (mb_lg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-16 12:30:29 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.927° N, 102.295° W
- Region
- Texas
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 35°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.210 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2312 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 78
- 2.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2307 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
- 2.510 km NW of Goldsmith, Texas · 2303 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.415 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2270 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 12
Before
- 2.311 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 10
- 2.311 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2346 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 45
- 1.710 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2352 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2353 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 186
- 1.75 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2356 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009i2k. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.