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M 2.6ml
Earthquake near Eagle Pass, TX
No earthquake was likely felt in Eagle Pass in the 24 hours to 5:17 pm CST (23:17 UTC). The last one was M 2.6, 40 km (25 mi) ESE, at 11:16 am CDT on 17 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Eagle Pass
This page: a magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 40 km (25 mi) east-southeast of Eagle Pass, TX, at 11:16 am CDT on 17 October 2026 (16:16 UTC), 2.2 km deep.
USGS: 21 km ENE of El Indio, Texas
- When
- 11:16 am CDT on 17 October 2026 ()
- Where
- 40 km (25 mi) east-southeast of Eagle Pass, TX · earthquakes near Eagle Pass
- Texas today
- every earthquake in Texas in the last 24 hours
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 2.2 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Maverick County, 25 km NW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 21 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 51 km (32 mi) from the epicentre. In Eagle Pass, 40 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Carrizo Springs 26 km, intensity II · Eagle Pass 40 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 240 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 63,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 45,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 4× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 240 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 28.5910, -100.1130. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maverick County, TX | 25 km (16 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Maverick County |
| Dimmit County, TX | 39 km (24 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Dimmit County |
| Zavala County, TX | 46 km (29 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Zavala County |
| Kinney County, TX | 89 km (55 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Kinney County |
| Uvalde County, TX | 91 km (56 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Uvalde County |
| Frio County, TX | 103 km (64 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Frio County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
2 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
Revisions
USGS refines a solution as more stations report. Every change we have seen is listed here.
| What changed | From | To | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| location | 22 km W of Amaya Colonia, Texas | 21 km ENE of El Indio, Texas | |
| longitude | -100.06 | -100.11 | |
| latitude | 28.68 | 28.59 | |
| depth | 5.39 | 2.21 | |
| magnitude | 2.7 | 2.6 |
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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