Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 10 km NE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Odessa, Texas on Mon, Feb 7, 2022, 12:52 PM CST (18:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-07 18:52:17 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.924° N, 102.306° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022craz (also filed as us7000giwm). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.