Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 21 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 6:04 PM CST (00:04 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 40 km W of Mentone, 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
2020-01-30 00:04:15 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.119° N, 103.239° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.4western Texas · 2438 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2437 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2437 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2437 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2437 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.820 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2436 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.815 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 2425 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.721 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2425 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.234 km WNW of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2422 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2421 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.710 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2421 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.625 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.626 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.723 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2416 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.83 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.526 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.723 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.720 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2395 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2392 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.6western Texas · 2389 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2387 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.932 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 3.032 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 3.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 23
  25. 1.642 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 21
  27. 2.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2439 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2440 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.612 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2444 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.920 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2464 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007jn0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.