Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 21 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on Wed, Jul 22, 2020, 12:01 PM CDT (17:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 19 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-07-22 17:01:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.163° N, 103.265° W
Region
Texas
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
2.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.4 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
3.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 316°, dip 65°, rake -88°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 130°, dip 25°, rake -95°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2257 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.532 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2251 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.421 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.020 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.825 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2246 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.813 km NNE of Alpine, Texas · 2246 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.523 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2234 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.630 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.431 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2230 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 2228 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.531 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2227 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.219 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2207 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.716 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.69 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2268 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.79 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2279 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.815 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2286 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.415 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2290 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2290 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b219. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.