Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 12 km N of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km N of Coyanosa, Texas on Fri, Sep 6, 2019, 11:10 AM CDT (16:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 17 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-06 16:10:47 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.353° N, 103.090° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.726 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2576 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.513 km NNW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2574 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.921 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2565 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.33 km S of Pecos, Texas · 2562 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.65 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2560 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.831 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2548 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.69 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2547 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.510 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.810 km S of Toyah, Texas · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.617 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2538 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.017 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2535 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.614 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2533 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 3.211 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 2584 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.812 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 2590 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.511 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 2590 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.925 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2597 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.611 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 2603 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.622 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2603 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005cut. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC.