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M1.5 earthquake 30 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas on Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 6:06 AM CST (12:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 35 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-01-13 12:06:53 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.069° N, 103.441° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.628 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1722 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.017 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1721 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1720 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.825 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1720 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.727 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1719 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1719 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.226 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1719 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.430 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1719 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1719 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.127 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1717 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.226 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1717 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1717 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.241 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1717 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1715 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1710 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.537 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.137 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.9western Texas · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.921 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1707 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.340 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1706 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 3.324 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1702 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1700 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.510 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1699 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.822 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1697 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.623 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1697 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.66 km ENE of Barstow, Texas · 1697 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.934 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1696 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.810 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.226 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1690 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.522 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1690 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.79 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1689 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.35 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 1688 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1688 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1687 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1686 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.95 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 1684 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1683 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.726 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1683 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1683 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.026 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1677 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.356 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.027 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1726 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.354 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.226 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1728 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1731 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.917 km NW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1732 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.431 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.031 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1732 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1733 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.239 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.640 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1734 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.739 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.624 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1739 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1739 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1739 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022awwa. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.