Texas earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 9 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Jan 8, 2023, 3:47 PM CST (21:47 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2023-01-08 21:47:29 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.006° N, 103.646° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
27

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.94 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1359 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.96 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1359 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1358 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.88 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1358 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.810 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1358 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.58 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1357 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1357 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.8western Texas · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.314 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1356 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.938 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.551 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.833 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.5western Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.9western Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.260 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.4western Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.856 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.514 km NE of Barstow, Texas · 1359 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.618 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.5western Texas · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.97 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.0western Texas · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023aolq (also filed as us7000j318). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.