M1.6 earthquake 36 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, May 24, 2021, 3:08 PM CDT

UTC

2021-05-24 20:08:25 UTC

Depth

3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.942° N, 103.371° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

75°

Stations used

16

• Balmorhea, TexasPopulation 523. Forecast36 kmE
• West Odessa, TexasPopulation 22,707. Forecast130 kmSW
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast138 kmSW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast306 kmESE

After

1. 1.828 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, May 24, 5:34 PM CDT · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.936 km E of Balmorhea, TexasMon, May 24, 10:23 PM CDT · 1950 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.6western TexasTue, May 25, 3:22 AM CDT · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.630 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, May 25, 5:57 AM CDT · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, May 26, 9:07 AM CDT · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
6. 1.820 km WNW of Pecos, TexasThu, May 27, 5:56 AM CDT · 1948 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
7. 2.213 km S of Lindsay, TexasFri, May 28, 2:45 AM CDT · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
8. 1.512 km S of Lindsay, TexasFri, May 28, 2:59 AM CDT · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.111 km S of Lindsay, TexasFri, May 28, 8:55 PM CDT · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
10. 2.226 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasSat, May 29, 11:18 AM CDT · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.034 km E of Balmorhea, TexasSat, May 29, 7:23 PM CDT · 1945 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.724 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, May 30, 8:24 AM CDT · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
13. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, May 30, 9:36 AM CDT · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.69 km SE of Lindsay, TexasMon, May 31, 1:41 AM CDT · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
15. 1.733 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasMon, May 31, 8:50 PM CDT · 1943 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
16. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, May 31, 11:41 PM CDT · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.810 km SW of Lindsay, TexasTue, Jun 1, 9:36 AM CDT · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
18. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jun 1, 9:42 AM CDT · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jun 1, 2:02 PM CDT · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.810 km SW of Lindsay, TexasTue, Jun 1, 2:05 PM CDT · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
21. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jun 1, 2:37 PM CDT · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
22. 1.811 km NNE of Toyah, TexasWed, Jun 2, 6:57 AM CDT · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
23. 1.631 km E of Balmorhea, TexasWed, Jun 2, 2:25 PM CDT · 1942 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
24. 3.024 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasThu, Jun 3, 4:14 AM CDT · 1941 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
25. 1.824 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasThu, Jun 3, 7:22 AM CDT · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
26. 1.9western TexasSat, Jun 5, 12:37 AM CDT · 1939 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
27. 1.925 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasSat, Jun 5, 7:20 PM CDT · 1938 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
28. 1.721 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasSun, Jun 6, 1:56 AM CDT · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
29. 1.813 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasMon, Jun 7, 7:48 AM CDT · 1937 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
30. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Jun 9, 4:04 AM CDT · 1935 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
31. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jun 11, 4:49 PM CDT · 1933 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
32. 2.48 km ENE of Barstow, TexasSun, Jun 13, 7:25 AM CDT · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
33. 1.78 km N of Toyah, TexasSun, Jun 13, 9:25 AM CDT · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
34. 1.714 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasSun, Jun 13, 4:16 PM CDT · 1931 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
35. 1.720 km ENE of Balmorhea, TexasSun, Jun 13, 7:31 PM CDT · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
36. 1.914 km ESE of Barstow, TexasSun, Jun 13, 7:56 PM CDT · 1930 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
37. 2.124 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasMon, Jun 14, 11:31 AM CDT · 1930 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
38. 1.520 km SSW of Lindsay, TexasMon, Jun 14, 12:48 PM CDT · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
39. 1.69 km N of Toyah, TexasMon, Jun 14, 11:21 PM CDT · 1929 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
40. 2.833 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Jun 15, 8:46 AM CDT · 1929 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
41. 1.515 km SSW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Jun 16, 2:12 PM CDT · 1928 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
42. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jun 18, 11:05 PM CDT · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
43. 1.78 km SW of Lindsay, TexasSat, Jun 19, 7:19 AM CDT · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
44. 1.814 km SSW of Pyote, TexasSun, Jun 20, 2:40 PM CDT · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
45. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jun 20, 11:45 PM CDT · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
46. 2.325 km SSW of Coyanosa, TexasMon, Jun 21, 7:00 PM CDT · 1922 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
47. 1.511 km S of Lindsay, TexasTue, Jun 22, 12:05 AM CDT · 1922 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
48. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jun 22, 11:13 AM CDT · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
49. 1.829 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasThu, Jun 24, 5:20 AM CDT · 1920 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
50. 2.811 km SW of Lindsay, TexasThu, Jun 24, 7:35 AM CDT · 1920 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
51. 1.911 km SSW of Lindsay, TexasThu, Jun 24, 7:37 AM CDT · 1920 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
52. 3.337 km NNW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jun 24, 9:36 AM CDT · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
53. 2.312 km SW of Lindsay, TexasThu, Jun 24, 10:45 AM CDT · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
54. 1.910 km SW of Lindsay, TexasThu, Jun 24, 10:54 AM CDT · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
55. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jun 24, 11:59 AM CDT · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
56. 2.937 km NNW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jun 24, 8:12 PM CDT · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
57. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jun 25, 9:38 AM CDT · 1919 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
58. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jun 25, 5:21 PM CDT · 1919 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
59. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jun 26, 12:52 AM CDT · 1918 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
60. 2.035 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jun 26, 3:36 AM CDT · 1918 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

1. 3.337 km E of Balmorhea, TexasMon, May 24, 10:02 AM CDT · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
2. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, May 24, 9:01 AM CDT · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, May 24, 8:50 AM CDT · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.624 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasMon, May 24, 12:23 AM CDT · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
5. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, May 23, 4:30 PM CDT · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.521 km SSW of Mentone, TexasSun, May 23, 3:36 AM CDT · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.8western TexasSat, May 22, 8:07 PM CDT · 1952 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
8. 2.027 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, May 22, 1:28 PM CDT · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, May 21, 10:29 AM CDT · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.821 km SSW of Mentone, TexasFri, May 21, 9:49 AM CDT · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.918 km WNW of Pecos, TexasWed, May 19, 6:37 PM CDT · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, May 19, 6:14 PM CDT · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, May 19, 5:21 PM CDT · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, May 19, 5:06 PM CDT · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.731 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, May 19, 5:39 AM CDT · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, TexasTue, May 18, 8:29 PM CDT · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
17. 1.514 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasSun, May 16, 5:02 PM CDT · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
18. 1.74 km SSE of Pecos, TexasSun, May 16, 12:35 AM CDT · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.623 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, May 15, 2:02 PM CDT · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
20. 1.923 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, May 15, 7:14 AM CDT · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021kcuu. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.