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M1.5 earthquake 8 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Tue, Jan 10, 2023, 11:53 AM CST (17:53 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-10 17:53:33 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.986° N, 103.659° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
15

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 194 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1357 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.8western Texas · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.314 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.938 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.551 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.833 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.5western Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.9western Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.4western Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.930 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.830 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.815 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.420 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1351 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.0western Texas · 1351 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.013 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.0western Texas · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.513 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.713 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.810 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1358 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.88 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1358 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.96 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1359 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.94 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1359 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 3.29 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1360 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023aruy. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.