Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 2:14 AM CDT (07:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-04-13 07:14:27 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.986° N, 103.519° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
70°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.919 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1627 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1626 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1625 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.238 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.236 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1623 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1622 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.351 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1622 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1621 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.051 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1621 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1621 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1619 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.051 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1619 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1619 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1618 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.825 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1617 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1617 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.351 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1616 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.225 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1616 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.337 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1615 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.446 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 4.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1614 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1614 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1614 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.633 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1613 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.035 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1613 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 3.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 3.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1613 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.846 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1613 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 4.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1613 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.137 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.2western Texas · 1612 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1612 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1612 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1612 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1612 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1612 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.351 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1612 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1611 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1611 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.035 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1611 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 3.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.416 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1628 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1629 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1629 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1630 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1630 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.825 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1630 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.253 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1632 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.443 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1632 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1633 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.03 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1634 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.810 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1634 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022hexq. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.