A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) strikes 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Toyah in Texas on Saturday. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/02/25 / 2025-02-15 05:25:28 / February 15, 2025 @ 5:25 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 05:25:28 / 5:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 6.0999 km, -104.191° West, 31.671° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.0999 km (4 miles). Event id: tx2025deqk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: tx2025deqk.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (52 miles) from Carlsbad (c. 26 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Pecos (c. 8 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Carlsbad, Pecos. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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