Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 32 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 32 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on Wed, May 12, 2021, 10:49 AM CDT (15:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 37 km E of Balmorhea, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-12 15:49:20 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.039° N, 103.306° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 195.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021jgof (also filed as us7000e2k0). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC.