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M2.2 earthquake 16 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Nov 27, 2022, 7:33 PM CST (01:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-11-28 01:33:56 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.126° N, 103.693° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
26

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1400 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.056 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1400 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1400 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1400 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1400 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1400 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1400 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1399 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1399 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.438 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1399 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.8western Texas · 1399 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1399 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1399 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1399 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1399 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.28 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1399 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1399 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1399 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1399 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1399 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1398 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.065 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1398 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.133 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1398 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1398 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.1western Texas · 1398 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1397 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1397 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1397 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1397 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.68 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1397 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1397 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1397 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.150 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1397 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1397 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.8western Texas · 1397 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.119 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1396 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1396 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.152 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.052 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.5western Texas · 1396 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1396 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.1western Texas · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.346 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1395 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1395 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1395 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1395 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.7western Texas · 1400 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1400 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1400 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1400 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1400 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1400 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1400 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1400 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.0western Texas · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1401 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1401 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.6western Texas · 1401 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1401 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022xgwp. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC.