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Strong mag. 5.0 Earthquake - 38 mi northwest of Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, USA, on Thursday, Mar 26, 2020 10:16 am (Chicago time)

Strong mag. 5.0 Earthquake - 38 mi northwest of Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, USA, on Thursday, Mar 26, 2020 10:16 am (Chicago time) Strong mag. 5.0 Earthquake - 38 mi northwest of Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, USA, on Thursday, Mar 26, 2020 10:16 am (Chicago time)

Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 7 km depth

26 Mar 15:35 UTC: First to report: USGS after 19 minutes.
Mar 26 16:12: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 8.5 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 8.5 to 6.6 km.

Earthquake details

Date & timeMar 26, 2020 15:16:27 UTC
Local time at epicenterThursday, Mar 26, 2020 10:16 am (America/Chicago GMT -5)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude5
Depth6.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude31.7078°N / 104.0386°W Reeves, Texas, United States
Antipode31.7078°S / 75.9614°E
Shaking intensityLight shaking
Felt274 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated seismic energy released2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Nearby places

Distance Place Max. shaking intensity(*) Region Country
42 km (26 mi)
E of epicenter
Mentone
(pop: 19)
IV
Light
Loving, Texas
61 km (38 mi)
ESE of epicenter
Pecos
(pop: 9,520)
IV
Light
Reeves, Texas
65 km (40 mi)
N of epicenter
Loving
(pop: 1,410)
IV
Light
Eddy, New Mexico
81 km (51 mi)
NNW of epicenter
Carlsbad
(pop: 29,000)
III
Weak
Eddy, New Mexico
91 km (57 mi)
E of epicenter
Kermit
(pop: 6,430)
III
Weak
Winkler, Texas
92 km (57 mi)
ENE of epicenter
Jal
(pop: 2,200)
III
Weak
Lea, New Mexico
146 km (91 mi)
E of epicenter
West Odessa
(pop: 22,700)
III
Weak
Ector, Texas
159 km (99 mi)
E of epicenter
Odessa
(pop: 119,000)
III
Weak
Ector, Texas
188 km (117 mi)
E of epicenter
Midland
(pop: 133,000)
III
Weak
Texas
621 km (386 mi)
ESE of epicenter
Austin
(pop: 931,800)
I
Not felt
Travis, Texas
Notes:
(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.

Compare Quake Data

Data for the same earthquake as reported by different agencies

The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag Depth Time GMT Epicenter Agency
5.0 6.6 km (4.1 mi) 2020-03-26 15:16:27 41km W of Mentone, Texas (USA) USGS (United States Geological Survey)
4.9 10 km (6.2 mi) (*) 2020-03-26 15:16:30 Western Texas (USA)
19 km (12 mi) epicenter difference with USGS
GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
5.0 10 km (6.2 mi) (*) 2020-03-26 15:16:29 Western Texas (USA)
8.5 km (5.3 mi) epicenter difference with USGS
EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Notes:
(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could not determined with sufficient accuracy.

Seismograms

Seismic station: TXAR Array, Lajitas, TX, USA (TX31/IM network) | Distance from quake: 266 km / 165 mi | Show on map | Station Info
Seismic station TXAR Array, Lajitas, TX, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)
Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.1-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool
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User-reports for this quake (289)

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Alamogordo, NM 88310 / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Sitting at kitchen table with coffee. Upper body doing small circles in the chair and I became light headed. Lasted few seconds and I was fine. Later I heard from friend about earthquake.  
Carlsbad / Weak shaking (MMI III) : A metal bed that is in pieces against the wall was rattling. The house vibrated for several seconds.  
Desdemona TX 2 miles north / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Far east el paso / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Didn't actually feel it, but the coffee cup shook off of the table and cracked.  
El Paso TX 79934 (217.6 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : My door and couch was shaking  
East el paso / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Estaba trabajando en construccion.si se sintio y se movian levemente y visiblemente Las cosas grandes, anuncios, luces, etc. Alto al fracking!  
East ElPaso / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : I work in construction. The scaffold that I was on started shaking. My coworker turned to me to tell me to stop and realized it wasn't me. We looked around and noticed things shaking like poles, lights, signs, even mild movement of buildings.  
El Paso- Sparks (between Socorro and Horizon) / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : I was asleep and the strong shaking of my bed made me sway from side to side waking me up. I wasn't sure what had happened. I thought I was dreaming but later realized I wasn't.  
El Paso (222.7 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Hobbs, NM / Weak shaking (MMI III) : TV swayed back and forth a little. Objects on my computer desk rattled as did small objects on shelves.  
Las Cruces, NM 88005 (236.4 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Sitting on  
El Paso / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Las Cruces NM (27.3 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : It lasted about 4secs  
El Paso, Tx (229.8 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Was woken up to bed shaking. Knew what it was immediately.  
Home, 229 Golden Arrow Place El Paso Texas / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : siting at my PC in a office chair with wheels, a very light could feel on my hind side @ 0918 my PC time display, about 1 - 2 sec.  
El Paso,TX / Weak shaking (MMI III)
5150 El Paso dr El Paso TX (83 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
General Santos City (13322.5 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
Si lo sentí muy fuerte en El Paso texas! (373.8 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : Se sintió muy fuerte sacudió toda mi casa   
Carlsbad, New Mexico / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas (217.5 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
El Paso, TX / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Ciudad Juárez / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I was at home, when I felt light shake, it continued around 2-3 minutes, I think.  
2012 Bob Gilder Place / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Bed shook like dog was stirring about 9:20 am elpaso time  
Las Cruces (265.2 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : My glass chimes started to sound as though there was a breeze but they are located inside the house.  
Las cruces / Light shaking (MMI IV)
El Paso,Tx. Northeast / Light shaking (MMI IV)
el paso / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Las Cruces (244.3 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
SAn Antonio / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Heard creaking  
Roswell (175.8 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (10 quakes)

Date and Time GMTMag
Depth
RegionDetails
May 13, 2020 20:39
4 years ago
3.0

5 km
38 mi NW of Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, USAMore
Apr 14, 2020 10:17
4 years ago
3.2

5 km
37 mi NW of Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, USAMore
Mar 29, 2020 01:27
4 years ago
3.6

5 km
35 mi NW of Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, USAMore
Mar 28, 2020 01:22
4 years ago
3.0

5 km
37 mi NW of Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, USAMore
Mar 27, 2020 21:36
4 years ago - felt
3.7

5.2 km
39 mi NW of Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, USAMore
Mar 27, 2020 19:47
4 years ago
2.7

4.3 km
37 mi NW of Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, USAMore
Mar 27, 2020 09:53
4 years ago - felt
2.7

5 km
38 mi NW of Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, USAMore
Mar 26, 2020 18:52
4 years ago - felt
3.1

6.4 km
37 mi NW of Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, USAMore
Mar 26, 2020 18:29
4 years ago - felt
3.0

5 km
38 mi NW of Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, USAMore
Mar 26, 2020 16:16
4 years ago - felt
3.0

5 km
36 mi NW of Pecos, Reeves County, Texas, USAMore

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