Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 35 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 35 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 5:24 AM CST (11:24 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 9 km S of Coyanosa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-26 11:24:23 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.956° N, 103.371° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.932 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2037 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.534 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2037 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.537 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.8western Texas · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.4western Texas · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.635 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2033 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.724 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2031 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.033 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2030 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.121 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.521 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.021 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.68 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.021 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.93 km SSW of Pecos, Texas · 2026 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.9western Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.913 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.520 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.530 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.05 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.828 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.832 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.3western Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.822 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.436 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.531 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2019 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.533 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2018 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.2western Texas · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.816 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2040 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.915 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.130 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.315 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.89 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.832 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.333 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2044 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.331 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2044 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.731 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2044 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.833 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.432 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2044 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.736 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2052 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2067 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.525 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2068 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021dzet. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.