Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 23 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on Thu, Mar 5, 2020, 7:10 AM CST (13:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 28 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-05 13:10:53 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.093° N, 103.231° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.720 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2392 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2389 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.6western Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2383 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.932 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.032 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.63 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.328 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2369 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.030 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.526 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2400 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.83 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.723 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2413 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.626 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.625 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.710 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.234 km WNW of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.721 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2421 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.815 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 2421 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008a79. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.