Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on Fri, Jan 24, 2020, 1:20 AM CST (07:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-24 07:20:24 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.168° N, 103.167° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.821 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2436 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.4western Texas · 2435 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.820 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2433 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.815 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 2422 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.721 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2422 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.234 km WNW of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.710 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.625 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.626 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.723 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2413 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.83 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.526 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2400 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.723 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2400 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.720 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2392 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2389 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.6western Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2383 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.932 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.032 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 2.920 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2461 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.020 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.619 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2470 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007ei9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.