Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 29 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 29 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas on Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 12:34 PM CDT (17:34 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-23 17:34:10 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.084° N, 103.453° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.0western Texas · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.847 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.746 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.047 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.333 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.917 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.032 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.916 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1978 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.817 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1978 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.317 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1978 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.055 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.84 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.826 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.733 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.927 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.026 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 3.452 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.625 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1972 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.813 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.414 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1970 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.912 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.912 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.29 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.7western Texas · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1984 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.131 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1985 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.8western Texas · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.932 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.723 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021hxzc. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.