Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-31 23:36:30 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.960° N, 103.523° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
9

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.925 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.221 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.922 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.320 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.119 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.823 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.010 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1874 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.0western Texas · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.916 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.016 km NNW of Toyah, TX · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.81 km NNE of Lindsay, Texas · 1872 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.452 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.931 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1871 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.934 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1871 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.832 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1870 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.036 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1870 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.720 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.722 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.119 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.133 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.120 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1883 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.010 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1885 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1889 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021oxhw. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.