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M2.5 earthquake 11 km NNE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Odessa, Texas on Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 1:09 PM CST (19:09 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-28 19:09:21 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.931° N, 102.307° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
10
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

10 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.611 km N of Midland, Texas · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 139
  2. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.612 km N of Midland, Texas · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.238 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.515 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.119 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.510 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.09 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.68 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.138 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.718 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.221 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.78 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.413 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.113 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.513 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.68 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 3.016 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  27. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 21
  28. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2030 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.810 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 3.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 68
  32. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 9
  33. 3.16 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 32
  34. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2017 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.530 km W of Garden City, Texas · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.15 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 2.411 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2067 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.413 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2078 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.57 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2087 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 8
  6. 2.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.418 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2095 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.018 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 34
  10. 3.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2095 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 9
  11. 3.318 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2095 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 10

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dcqm. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:27 PM UTC.