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M2.8 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 7:53 AM CDT (12:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-19 12:53:35 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.647° N, 104.301° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.510 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.810 km S of Toyah, Texas · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2537 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.617 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2536 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.017 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2534 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2526 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.660 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2513 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2512 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2512 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2505 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.644 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2503 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.514 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 2503 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2503 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2503 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2500 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2499 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.011 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2488 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  21. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2488 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.616 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2482 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 3.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2480 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.69 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2546 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2547 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2550 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2552 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2552 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.65 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2558 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.33 km S of Pecos, Texas · 2561 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.921 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2564 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005vyy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.