M2.9 earthquake 19 km S of Marathon, Texas
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 19 km S of Marathon, Texas on Thu, Feb 13, 2025, 12:30 PM CST (18:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- TX
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-02-13 18:30:41 UTC
- Depth
- 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.034° N, 103.255° W
- Region
- Texas
- Felt reports
- 3
- 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. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | TX | Preferred · Final · ±0.1 · 12 stations |
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations |
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Station coverage gap
- 109°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.313 km WSW of Fort Davis, Texas · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.930 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 585 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
- 2.330 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 584 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.618 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 558 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.528 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 550 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.930 km ENE of Redford, Texas · 539 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025dbzi (also filed as us7000pdh3). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.