Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas on Fri, Dec 30, 2022, 1:52 PM CST (19:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-30 19:52:02 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.006° N, 103.650° 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
62°
Stations used
17

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 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1366 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1366 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1366 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1366 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1366 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.6western Texas · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.750 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.560 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.9western Texas · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.719 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1363 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.5western Texas · 1363 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.357 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.4western Texas · 1362 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.551 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.51 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1361 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  55. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.4western Texas · 1368 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1369 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.0western Texas · 1369 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.631 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1369 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.9western Texas · 1369 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1370 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.9western Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.0western Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.4western Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.2western Texas · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.9western Texas · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.713 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022zosy. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.