Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 20 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on Sat, Feb 1, 2020, 5:52 AM CST (11:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 41 km W of Mentone, 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
2020-02-01 11:52:33 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.180° N, 103.272° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.815 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 2425 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.721 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2425 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.234 km WNW of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2422 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2421 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.710 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2421 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.625 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.626 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.723 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2416 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.83 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.526 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.723 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.720 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2395 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2393 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.6western Texas · 2389 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2387 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.932 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.032 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 23
  20. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.642 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 5.041 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1,468
  24. 3.241 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 35
  25. 3.042 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 6
  26. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 21
  27. 2.743 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2381 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 3.544 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2381 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 3.142 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2437 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2438 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2438 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2438 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.4western Texas · 2438 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.821 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2439 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2439 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2440 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.612 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2444 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.920 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2464 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

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