M2.7 earthquake 73 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 73 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States at 04:43 local time (09:43 UTC) on 2 Oct 2026, at a depth of 5 km, according to USGS.
revised from M2.5
Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-02 17:11 UTC · reviewed
- Magnitude
- 2.7micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 2.5 - Depth
- 5.3 km
- Status
- Reviewed
- Origin time
- 2026-10-02 09:43:16 UTC
- Local: 2 Oct 2026, 04:43:16 (America/Chicago)
- Epicentre
- 31.635° N, 104.215° W
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| PecosTexas, United States · pop. 9,517 | 73 km | INot felt |
| CarlsbadNew Mexico, United States · pop. 28,957 | 87 km | INot felt |
| Ciudad JuárezChihuahua, Mexico · pop. 1,512,450 | 213 km | INot felt |
| El PasoTexas, United States · pop. 678,815 | 216 km | INot felt |
| ChihuahuaMexico · pop. 925,762 | 379 km | INot 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. Likely felt out to about 10 km.
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.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS · TXheadlineTexNet via U.S. Geological Survey | 2.7 mlwas 2.5 | 5.3 km | 31.64° N, 104.22° W | – | Reviewed · 1 revision |
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How big was it?
Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.
It released roughly the energy of 169 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 5 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M2.7 releases about 32× the energy of M1.7, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 169 kg of TNT vs 5 kg of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M1.7. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
3 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.7 6 h ago. 64 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M2.7
3 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.95 | 1.6 | 9 |
| 3.07 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 3.11 | 1.5 | 8 |
Did you feel it?
Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.
Reports on SeismoAtlas
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Event id us6000tz0c. First recorded here 2 Oct 2026, 10:07:35 UTC. Solutions: USGS · TX (usgs:tx2026tjshuj). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.7 earthquake 73 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us6000tz0c-m2-7-earthquake-73-km-wnw-of-pecos-texas-united-states, data from USGS.
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