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M2.2 earthquake 25 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 25 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Mon, Apr 25, 2022, 9:59 AM CDT (14:59 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-04-25 14:59:27 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.907° N, 103.495° 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, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.337 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1616 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.446 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1614 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1614 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1614 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.633 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1614 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1614 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.035 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1614 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1614 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1614 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1614 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1614 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1614 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1613 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.137 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.2western Texas · 1613 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1613 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1613 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1612 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1611 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.035 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1611 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 3.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1610 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1609 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1608 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1608 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 3.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 3.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 3.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1607 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1607 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.239 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.429 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1603 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.5western Texas · 1602 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.346 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.128 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.48 km SE of Pecos, Texas · 1601 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.434 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1600 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.9western Texas · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1598 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1598 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 3.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1598 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.825 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1618 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1622 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.919 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1628 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.721 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1629 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1629 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.416 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1629 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.825 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1632 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1632 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1633 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.443 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1634 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.03 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1634 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.810 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1635 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1636 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1636 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1639 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.333 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1639 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022ibla. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.