Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 35 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 35 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on Sun, Jul 10, 2022, 1:50 PM CDT (18:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 38 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-07-10 18:50:27 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.058° N, 103.363° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.5ML, local (Richter)TXPreferred · Final · ±0.2 · 19 stations
2.2mb_Lg, Lg-wave bodyUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.132 · 22 stations

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 2.2 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 101.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022nkov (also filed as us6000i1fa). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.