Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13 km WSW of Fort Davis, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Fort Davis, Texas on Fri, Feb 21, 2025, 8:35 PM CST (02:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 24 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-02-22 02:35:43 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.537° N, 104.025° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.930 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 583 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.330 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 583 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.932 km WNW of Fort Stockton, Texas · 576 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.036 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 576 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.333 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 576 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.86 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 575 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.610 km E of Toyah, Texas · 572 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.78 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 571 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.712 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 567 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.528 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 563 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.733 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 562 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.812 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 561 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.230 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 558 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.631 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 558 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.618 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 557 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.59 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 556 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.624 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 551 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.58 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 550 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.528 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 548 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.79 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 547 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.910 km E of Toyah, Texas · 542 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.716 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 541 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.918 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 527 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.615 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.78 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.919 km S of Marathon, Texas · 594 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.617 km NNW of Balmorhea, Texas · 595 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.810 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 599 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.533 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 602 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.222 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 614 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025drfj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.