M3.3 earthquake western Texas
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck in western Texas on Tue, Apr 26, 1977, 4:03 AM CDT (09:03 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-04-26 09:03:07 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.902° N, 103.083° W
- Region
- Texas
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000nmx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC.