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M1.6 earthquake 7 km SE of Pecos, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Pecos, Texas on Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 11:20 AM CDT (16:20 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 49 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-07-29 16:20:53 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.383° N, 103.425° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 64 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.833 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 64 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.815 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 64 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.811 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 63 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.029 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 63 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 62 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.519 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 62 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 62 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 62 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 62 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 62 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 62 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 62 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.622 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 62 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 61 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 61 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 61 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 61 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 61 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.519 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 61 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 60 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.549 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 60 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.712 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 60 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 60 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 60 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 60 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 59 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.514 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 59 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.522 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 59 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 59 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 59 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 59 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 59 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 59 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.260 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 58 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.028 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 58 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.720 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 58 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 57 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 57 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 57 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.528 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 57 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 57 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.755 km W of Mentone, Texas · 57 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.612 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 57 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 57 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.829 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 56 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 55 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 55 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.833 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 55 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 54 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.656 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 54 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 54 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 64 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.615 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 64 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 65 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 65 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 65 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.719 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 65 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.515 km SSW of Goldsmith, Texas · 65 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 65 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 65 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 65 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 65 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 65 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.520 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 65 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.530 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 65 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 65 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 65 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 65 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 65 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 65 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.516 km SSW of Goldsmith, Texas · 66 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ouxhfs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC.