Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 25 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 9:02 AM CDT (14:02 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
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-06 14:02:38 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.110° N, 103.278° 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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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
55°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km NNE of Alpine, Texas · 2246 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.523 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2234 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.630 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.431 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2230 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 2228 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.531 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2227 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.219 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2207 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.020 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.421 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.532 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2251 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.624 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2257 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.121 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2261 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.716 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.69 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2268 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ba3f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.