Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 11 km NNE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Odessa, Texas on Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 9:13 PM CDT (02:13 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 10 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-16 02:13:45 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.934° N, 102.307° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
15
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

15 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, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
91

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 64
  2. 2.210 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.710 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2261 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 41
  4. 2.911 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2251 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 43
  5. 2.711 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2251 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 25
  6. 2.410 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2250 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.410 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2229 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 43
  8. 1.811 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.415 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2270 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 us7000apfq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:59 PM UTC.