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M3.3 earthquake 37 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 37 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:02 AM CDT (15:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-05-24 15:02:16 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.949° N, 103.356° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.636 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.828 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.936 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.6western Texas · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.630 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.820 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1948 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.213 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.512 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.111 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.226 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.034 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1946 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.724 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.69 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.733 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1944 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.810 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.810 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.811 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.631 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1942 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 3.024 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1941 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.824 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.9western Texas · 1940 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.925 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1939 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.721 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.813 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1937 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1935 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1933 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.48 km ENE of Barstow, Texas · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.78 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.714 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1931 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.720 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.914 km ESE of Barstow, Texas · 1931 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.124 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1930 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.520 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.69 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1930 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.833 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1929 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.515 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1928 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1926 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.78 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.814 km SSW of Pyote, Texas · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.325 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1923 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.511 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1923 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.829 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1920 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.811 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1920 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.911 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1920 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 3.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.312 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.910 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1920 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1919 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1919 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1919 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.035 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.624 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1952 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.521 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.8western Texas · 1953 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.027 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.821 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.918 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.731 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1957 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.514 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.74 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.623 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.923 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.523 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021kcks (also filed as us7000e5se). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.