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M1.8 earthquake 23 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Aug 8, 2021, 11:37 PM CDT (04:37 UTC), 4 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-09 04:37:08 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.918° N, 103.507° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1874 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.916 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.016 km NNW of Toyah, TX · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.81 km NNE of Lindsay, Texas · 1872 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.931 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1871 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.934 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1871 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.832 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.036 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1870 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.720 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.722 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.119 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.133 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.033 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.96 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.626 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.827 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1860 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.132 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.231 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1859 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.928 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1857 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.321 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.718 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1857 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.626 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1855 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.010 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1855 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.119 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.320 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.922 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.221 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.925 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.621 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1883 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.120 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1883 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021pmhv. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.