Texas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 10 km NNE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Odessa, Texas on Mon, Nov 9, 2020, 5:56 AM CST (11:56 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 18 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-11-09 11:56:46 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.934° N, 102.317° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
61
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

61 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2133 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 153
  2. 2.511 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2133 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 5
  3. 3.317 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2111 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2105 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 7
  5. 2.330 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.318 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 10
  7. 3.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 9
  8. 4.018 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 34
  9. 2.418 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 8
  13. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.57 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.610 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 12
  2. 2.717 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ccgn. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC.