Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 22 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 22 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on Wed, Nov 25, 2020, 8:30 AM CST (14:30 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 20 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-25 14:30:29 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.147° N, 103.274° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000cshd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.