Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 17 km N of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17 km N of Stanton, Texas on Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 10:49 PM CST (04:49 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-01 04:49:35 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.285° N, 101.809° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 8
  2. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.57 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2087 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.413 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2078 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.411 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2067 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.511 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2067 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 10
  7. 2.611 km N of Midland, Texas · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 139
  8. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.612 km N of Midland, Texas · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.238 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.515 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.119 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.510 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.09 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.68 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.138 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.718 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.221 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.78 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.413 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.113 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.513 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.68 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 3.016 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  33. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 21

Before

  1. 3.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.418 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2095 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.018 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 34
  4. 3.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2095 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 9
  5. 3.318 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2095 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  6. 2.330 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2103 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 7
  8. 3.317 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2109 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d4qr. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.