M2.5 earthquake 5 km NW of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Odessa, Texas on Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 1:46 AM CST (07:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 21 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0 · 7 stations
2.4	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.114 · 21 stations

24 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 120.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026diwpoh (also filed as us6000s9ql). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC.