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M2.6 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sat, Feb 8, 2020, 7:22 AM CST (13:22 UTC), 4 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-08 13:22:30 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.657° N, 104.397° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2428 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2426 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.563 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2426 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.815 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 2424 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2422 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2421 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2420 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.710 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2420 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.355 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2419 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.83 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.451 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 2399 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2397 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2395 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.720 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2395 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2392 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2389 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.6western Texas · 2388 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2388 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 3.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 23
  26. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.642 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2382 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 5.041 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2381 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1,468
  30. 3.241 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 35
  31. 3.042 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
  32. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2381 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 21
  33. 2.743 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2381 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 3.544 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2380 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 3.142 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  37. 3.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2375 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.63 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2374 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2373 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2430 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2431 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2434 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2435 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2437 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2437 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2437 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2437 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2437 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2439 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2439 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2439 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2442 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  16. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2444 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2444 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2447 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2447 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2450 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70007li8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.