West Texas was shaken by two earthquakes over the weekend, each in the Permian Basin where there has been massive oil and gas exploration.
The first measured 2.9 magnitude and occurred early Saturday morning at 2:49 near the town of Coyanosa, which is located about 66 miles west of Odessa, Texas.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake’s epicenter was about 3 miles deep.
The second quake was stronger and measured 3.1 magnitude near the community of Brand, Texas which is about 55 miles northeast of Big Spring, Texas. It struck Sunday morning at 9:21 and at a depth of 3 miles.
Event type: Earthquake
Region: western Texas
Geographic coordinates: 32.879N, 100.888W
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 5 km
Universal Time (UTC): 28 Oct 2018 14:21:14
Time near the Epicenter: 28 Oct 2018 09:21:14
Local standard time in your area: 28 Oct 2018 08:21:14
Location with respect to nearby cities:
11.8 km (7.3 mi) NE of Brand, Texas
18.1 km (11.2 mi) N of Snyder, Texas
64.0 km (39.7 mi) NW of Sweetwater, Texas
89.1 km (55.2 mi) NE of Big Spring, Texas
415.9 km (257.9 mi) NW of Austin, Texas
Event type: Earthquake
Region: western Texas
Geographic coordinates: 31.115N, 103.109W
Magnitude: 2.9
Depth: 5 km
Universal Time (UTC): 27 Oct 2018 07:49:11
Time near the Epicenter: 27 Oct 2018 02:49:11
Local standard time in your area: 27 Oct 2018 01:49:11
Location with respect to nearby cities:
14.8 km (9.2 mi) SSW of Coyanosa, Texas
99.4 km (61.6 mi) SW of West Odessa, Texas
107.4 km (66.6 mi) SW of Odessa, Texas
138.4 km (85.8 mi) SW of Midland, Texas
398.0 km (246.7 mi) NE of Chihuahua, Mexico