Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 25 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on Fri, Jan 29, 2021, 1:15 AM CST (07:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 33 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-29 07:15:25 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.084° N, 103.256° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
72

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 112.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dcu8. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.