M1.7 earthquake 36 km E of Balmorhea, Texas
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 36 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Sat, Feb 13, 2021, 2:50 AM CST (08:50 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 33 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-13 08:50:42 UTC
- Depth
- 3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.941° N, 103.362° W
- Region
- Texas
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Station coverage gap
- 61°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.432 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2044 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.833 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.731 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2044 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.331 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2044 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.333 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2044 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.832 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.89 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.315 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.130 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.915 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.816 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2040 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.835 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.932 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.534 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2037 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.537 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.8western Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.4western Texas · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.635 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2033 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.724 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2031 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.033 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.68 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.93 km SSW of Pecos, Texas · 2026 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.9western Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.913 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2025 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.530 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
- 2.05 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.828 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.832 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.3western Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.436 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.531 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2019 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
The first 60 of 101.
Before
- 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2067 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.525 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2068 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.514 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
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