Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 9 km NNE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Odessa, Texas on Tue, May 11, 2021, 9:16 PM CDT (02:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km NE of Odessa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-12 02:16:35 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.927° N, 102.325° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
16
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

16 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
42°
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: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.315 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.07 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.839 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.8western Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 9
  14. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 203
  17. 1.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1952 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.628 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.05 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.49 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 28
  27. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.729 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1940 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.539 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.638 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1938 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.25 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.412 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.212 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.711 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 3.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1928 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1927 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.218 km N of Stanton, TX · 1924 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.814 km SSW of Pyote, Texas · 1923 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  48. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.830 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1916 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.014 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.610 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.118 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 1.59 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.5western Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.013 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1970 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.57 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.021 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 3.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 30
  14. 1.917 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1978 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1981 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e2a7. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:06 AM UTC.