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M1.8 earthquake 51 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 51 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States at 00:54 local time (06:54 UTC) on 3 Nov 2026, at a depth of 7 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-06 16:28 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
1.8micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
6.9 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-11-03 06:54:32 UTC
Local: 3 Nov 2026, 00:54:32 (America/Chicago)
Epicentre
31.612° N, 103.983° W

Circles show this event and others within 30 km from 7 days before to 30 days after. Lines: plate boundaries and GEM active faults. Open on the live map

Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
PecosTexas, United States · pop. 9,51751 kmINot felt
KermitTexas, United States · pop. 6,43489 kmINot felt
CarlsbadNew Mexico, United States · pop. 28,95793 kmINot felt
West OdessaTexas, United States · pop. 22,707143 kmINot felt
HobbsNew Mexico, United States · pop. 38,416145 kmINot felt
Ciudad JuárezChihuahua, Mexico · pop. 1,512,450235 kmINot felt
El PasoTexas, United States · pop. 678,815238 kmINot felt
ChihuahuaMexico · pop. 925,762388 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · TX, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · TXheadlineTexNet via U.S. Geological Survey1.8 ml6.9 km31.61° N, 103.98° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 8 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 7 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M1.8 releases about 16× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 6.3× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 8 kg of TNT vs 477 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

28 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.3 4 days ago. 18 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M1.8

28 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
2.791.73
7.192.06
31.911.72
46.952.27
53.431.97
63.521.97
79.671.96
125.272.17
129.492.16
130.211.86
130.321.76
130.652.36
134.071.68
134.392.28
145.172.16
145.281.96
146.551.86
150.492.06
154.342.17
161.131.88
161.861.58
166.382.37
175.451.56
175.981.59
191.612.05
191.661.66
228.401.78
230.672.19
  1. 2.371 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-08 17:33
  2. 2.361 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-10 05:17
  3. 2.263 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-05 05:51
  4. 2.269 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-08 21:17
  5. 2.179 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-08 12:10
  6. 2.171 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-08 16:23
  7. 2.171 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-09 08:04
  8. 2.151 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-09 17:14
  9. 2.153 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-12 21:34
  10. 2.067 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-03 14:06
  11. 2.071 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-09 13:23
  12. 2.073 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-11 06:31
  13. 1.962 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-05 12:20
  14. 1.977 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-05 22:26
  15. 1.967 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-06 14:35
  16. 1.971 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-09 08:11
  17. 1.871 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-08 17:07
  18. 1.870 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-09 09:27
  19. 1.868 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-10 00:02
  20. 1.780 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-03 09:42
  21. 1.762 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-04 14:49
  22. 1.771 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-08 17:13
  23. 1.751 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-12 19:18
  24. 1.669 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-08 20:58
  25. 1.673 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-11 06:34

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Event id tx2026vqfymn. First recorded here 6 Nov 2026, 16:57:08 UTC. Solutions: USGS · TX (usgs:tx2026vqfymn). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M1.8 earthquake 51 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/tx2026vqfymn-m1-8-earthquake-51-km-wnw-of-pecos-texas-united-states, data from USGS.

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