M2.6 earthquake 19 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 26, 2019, 2:39 PM CST

UTC

2019-12-26 20:39:03 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.007° N, 103.546° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

44

• Balmorhea, TexasPopulation 523. Forecast19 kmE
• West Odessa, TexasPopulation 22,707. Forecast136 kmSW
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast146 kmSW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast288 kmESE

After

1. 3.020 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSat, Dec 28, 4:54 AM CST · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
2. 2.920 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasSat, Jan 4, 12:23 PM CST · 2461 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
3. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 17, 10:34 PM CST · 2447 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.612 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasFri, Jan 24, 1:20 AM CST · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
5. 1.940 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Jan 28, 2:06 PM CST · 2437 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.740 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Jan 29, 2:10 AM CST · 2436 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
7. 2.821 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Jan 29, 6:04 PM CST · 2436 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
8. 3.4western TexasThu, Jan 30, 9:58 AM CST · 2435 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
9. 3.639 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Jan 30, 9:25 PM CST · 2434 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
10. 3.640 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Jan 30, 9:27 PM CST · 2434 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
11. 2.740 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Jan 30, 9:29 PM CST · 2434 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.639 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Jan 31, 6:49 AM CST · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
13. 2.820 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSat, Feb 1, 5:52 AM CST · 2433 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
14. 2.815 km NW of Barstow, TexasWed, Feb 12, 9:26 AM CST · 2422 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
15. 2.721 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Feb 12, 11:18 AM CST · 2422 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
16. 2.234 km WNW of Fort Stockton, TexasSat, Feb 15, 2:09 PM CST · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
17. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Feb 16, 11:41 AM CST · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
18. 1.710 km SW of Lindsay, TexasSun, Feb 16, 11:45 AM CST · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
19. 3.940 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Feb 18, 7:28 AM CST · 2416 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
20. 2.625 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Feb 19, 8:37 PM CST · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
21. 2.626 km SE of Lindsay, TexasThu, Feb 20, 4:30 AM CST · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
22. 1.723 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasFri, Feb 21, 6:15 AM CST · 2413 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away

Before

1. 2.855 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 21, 11:06 AM CST · 2475 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.818 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasFri, Dec 20, 1:00 PM CST · 2476 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.519 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasFri, Dec 20, 3:29 AM CST · 2476 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
4. 2.911 km S of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Dec 17, 3:13 PM CST · 2479 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
5. 3.850 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 17, 5:16 AM CST · 2479 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
6. 1.616 km S of Lindsay, TexasSun, Dec 15, 4:42 PM CST · 2481 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
7. 3.011 km E of Balmorhea, TexasMon, Dec 9, 11:15 PM CST · 2486 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 5

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006rbt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.