M3.0 earthquake 11 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

Magnitude

3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Mon, Dec 9, 2019, 11:15 PM CST

UTC

2019-12-10 05:15:01 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.984° N, 103.621° W

Region

Texas

Felt reports

5

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

72°

Stations used

42

• Balmorhea, TexasPopulation 523. Forecast12 kmE
• West Odessa, TexasPopulation 22,707. Forecast143 kmSW
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast153 kmSW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast282 kmESE

After

1. 1.616 km S of Lindsay, TexasSun, Dec 15, 4:42 PM CST · 2481 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
2. 3.850 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 17, 5:16 AM CST · 2480 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
3. 2.911 km S of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Dec 17, 3:13 PM CST · 2479 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
4. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 18, 5:23 AM CST · 2479 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
5. 2.519 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasFri, Dec 20, 3:29 AM CST · 2477 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
6. 2.818 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasFri, Dec 20, 1:00 PM CST · 2477 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.855 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 21, 11:06 AM CST · 2476 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.619 km E of Balmorhea, TexasThu, Dec 26, 2:39 PM CST · 2470 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
9. 3.020 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSat, Dec 28, 4:54 AM CST · 2469 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.959 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 29, 12:08 AM CST · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.851 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 29, 10:29 AM CST · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.951 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Jan 2, 10:03 AM CST · 2464 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.920 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasSat, Jan 4, 12:23 PM CST · 2462 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 17, 10:34 PM CST · 2448 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
15. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Jan 20, 10:59 AM CST · 2446 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
16. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Jan 23, 9:14 PM CST · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.612 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasFri, Jan 24, 1:20 AM CST · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
18. 3.159 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 25, 5:37 AM CST · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
19. 1.940 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Jan 28, 2:06 PM CST · 2437 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.740 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Jan 29, 2:10 AM CST · 2437 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
21. 2.821 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Jan 29, 6:04 PM CST · 2436 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
22. 3.4western TexasThu, Jan 30, 9:58 AM CST · 2436 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
23. 3.639 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Jan 30, 9:25 PM CST · 2435 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
24. 3.640 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Jan 30, 9:27 PM CST · 2435 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
25. 2.740 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Jan 30, 9:29 PM CST · 2435 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.639 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Jan 31, 6:49 AM CST · 2435 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
27. 2.820 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSat, Feb 1, 5:52 AM CST · 2434 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
28. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Feb 2, 4:10 AM CST · 2433 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
29. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Feb 2, 6:33 AM CST · 2433 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Nov 25, 11:42 AM CST · 2502 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
2. 1.514 km SSE of Toyah, TexasMon, Nov 25, 11:12 AM CST · 2502 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
3. 1.644 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Nov 25, 3:01 AM CST · 2502 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.953 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Nov 22, 4:49 PM CST · 2504 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Nov 16, 12:32 PM CST · 2511 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.660 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Nov 15, 5:35 AM CST · 2512 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.525 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Nov 10, 8:24 AM CST · 2517 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006pnh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.