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experimental explosion · reviewed by a seismologist

M 2.0ml

4 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas

· 0.0 km deep · released about 30 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Reeves County 22 kmWard County 41 kmLoving County 55 kmWinkler County 67 kmCrane County 96 kmPecos County 98 kmCulberson County 99 kmJeff Davis County 105 kmEctor County 106 km
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When
Magnitude
M 2.0 (ml)
Depth
0.0 km below the surface
Felt
1 report · strongest reported intensity III
Nearest
Reeves County, 22 km WSW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2129 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS catalogues this as experimental explosion, not an earthquake.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 30 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 500,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 350,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 32× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 30 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.

Where

Epicentre 31.3548, -103.4928. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection
Reeves County, TX 22 km (13 mi) ENE of here earthquakes near Reeves County
Ward County, TX 41 km (25 mi) WSW of here earthquakes near Ward County
Loving County, TX 55 km (34 mi) S of here earthquakes near Loving County
Winkler County, TX 67 km (42 mi) SW of here earthquakes near Winkler County
Crane County, TX 96 km (59 mi) W of here earthquakes near Crane County
Pecos County, TX 98 km (61 mi) NW of here earthquakes near Pecos County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

33 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.9 3 km SSW of Pecos, Texas
  2. 1.6 8 km NW of Lindsay, Texas
  3. 2.0 33 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas
  4. 1.7 24 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas
  5. 1.6 35 km E of Balmorhea, Texas
  6. 1.5 37 km E of Balmorhea, Texas
  7. 1.5 34 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas
  8. 1.9 32 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas
  9. 1.8 35 km E of Balmorhea, Texas
  10. 1.8 16 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas
  11. 1.9 15 km NNW of Toyah, Texas
  12. 2.3 15 km NNW of Toyah, Texas
  13. 1.8 9 km SW of Lindsay, Texas
  14. 1.8 32 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas
  15. 2.3 31 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

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.

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