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M1.5 earthquake 28 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 7:24 PM CDT (00:24 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 38 km WSW of Mentone, 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
2022-08-19 00:24:45 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.975° N, 103.447° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.543 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.728 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1502 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1502 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1502 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.524 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.341 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1500 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.88 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1500 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.243 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1500 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1499 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1499 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1498 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.233 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1497 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.53 km SSW of Pecos, Texas · 1497 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1496 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.018 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1495 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1494 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1493 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 3.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1492 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1492 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 4.438 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1492 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 15
  25. 2.3western Texas · 1492 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1492 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1491 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 4.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1491 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1491 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.1western Texas · 1491 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1491 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.844 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1491 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 3.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1491 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1491 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1490 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 3.0western Texas · 1490 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 3.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1490 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1490 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.1western Texas · 1488 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1487 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1487 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1486 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.242 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1486 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.17 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1486 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1485 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1484 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1483 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.3western Texas · 1483 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1481 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1481 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1481 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1481 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.337 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1480 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1480 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1480 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.048 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1480 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.2western Texas · 1479 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.221 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1478 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.35 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1478 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1505 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.346 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.021 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1508 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.125 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1508 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.920 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1508 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.325 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1508 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1512 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.25 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1514 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1516 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.735 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 1516 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.012 km SW of Toyah, Texas · 1517 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1518 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.232 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 1518 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1518 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.519 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1519 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.733 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1520 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1520 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1521 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1521 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022qegn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:22 AM UTC.