Texas earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 28 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 28 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sat, Apr 4, 2020, 1:01 PM CDT (18:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-04 18:01:17 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.866° N, 103.479° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
70

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.030 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2361 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.115 km NW of Marathon, Texas · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.519 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.022 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.14 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2325 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.63 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2375 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.032 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.932 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.6western Texas · 2388 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2392 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008nrc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:48 AM UTC.