Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Jun 13, 2021, 7:31 PM CDT (00:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-14 00:31:19 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.029° N, 103.533° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
19

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 165 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km ESE of Barstow, Texas · 1930 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.124 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1930 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.520 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.69 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1929 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.856 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.833 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1929 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1928 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1928 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.628 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 1928 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.515 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1928 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1926 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1926 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1925 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.78 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1924 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1924 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1924 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1924 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1924 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1924 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.814 km SSW of Pyote, Texas · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1923 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.325 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1922 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.511 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1922 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.555 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.156 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.655 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1921 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.829 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1920 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.147 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1920 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.811 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1920 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.911 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1920 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 3.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.312 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.910 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 3.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1919 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1919 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1919 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 3.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.035 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.8western Texas · 1918 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.714 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1930 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.78 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.48 km ENE of Barstow, Texas · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.047 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1934 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.747 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021lnrn. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.