Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 25 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 25 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Thu, Nov 10, 2022, 10:28 AM CST (16:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Coalson Draw, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-11-10 16:28:57 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.000° N, 103.473° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
20

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 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1419 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1419 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.7western Texas · 1419 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1419 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1419 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.425 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1418 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1417 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1417 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.3western Texas · 1417 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.621 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1416 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.620 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1416 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.3western Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1415 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.139 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 5.4Coalson Draw, Texas · 1413 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2,303
  16. 2.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
  18. 3.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 11
  19. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.039 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.838 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.0western Texas · 1413 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.0western Texas · 1413 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.7western Texas · 1413 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 47
  32. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.539 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1413 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.5western Texas · 1413 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1413 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 4.039 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 46
  41. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1413 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.338 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 9
  46. 2.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.039 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.4western Texas · 1413 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 3.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 11
  57. 2.9western Texas · 1413 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.1western Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.1western Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.118 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1420 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.047 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1420 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1420 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1421 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1423 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1424 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1424 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1424 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.13 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1425 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1425 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1425 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1426 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1426 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1426 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.1western Texas · 1426 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.520 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1427 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.5western Texas · 1427 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1428 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1428 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1429 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022wbdc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.