M1.8 earthquake 13 km NNE of Alpine, Texas
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Alpine, Texas on Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 2:31 PM CDT (19:31 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 19 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-08-06 19:31:29 UTC
- Depth
- 2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.473° N, 103.601° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.00
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.431 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2230 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.531 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2227 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.219 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2207 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
Before
- 2.825 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2246 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
- 3.020 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.421 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.532 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2251 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.121 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2261 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.716 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.69 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2268 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2020pjui. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.