Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Mon, Jul 4, 2022, 4:18 PM CDT (21:18 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-07-04 21:18:14 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.135° N, 103.636° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
84°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 175 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1546 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1546 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1546 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1546 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1546 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1545 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1545 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1545 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1545 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1545 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.1western Texas · 1545 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.5western Texas · 1545 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1544 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1544 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1544 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1544 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1544 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1543 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.025 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1542 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1542 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.547 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1542 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.019 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1542 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.060 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1542 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1542 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1541 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1541 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.153 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1541 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.253 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1541 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.535 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1541 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1540 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1540 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1540 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1540 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1539 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1539 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1539 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.350 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1538 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.1western Texas · 1538 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1537 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1537 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1537 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1536 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1536 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1536 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1536 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1536 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1536 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1536 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1536 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1536 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1536 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1536 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1536 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1536 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1536 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1535 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1535 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.238 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1535 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.137 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1535 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1535 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1547 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1547 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.3western Texas · 1547 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.232 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.3western Texas · 1548 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1548 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1548 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1549 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022mzut. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.