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M1.6 earthquake 9 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas on Thu, Jan 19, 2023, 5:01 AM CST (11:01 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-19 11:01:59 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.012° N, 103.645° 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, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
11

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.933 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.952 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1348 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1348 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1348 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1348 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.147 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1348 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1347 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1347 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.0western Texas · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1347 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.9western Texas · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.515 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1346 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1346 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.69 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1345 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.8western Texas · 1345 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1345 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.9western Texas · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.522 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1344 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1343 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1343 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.0western Texas · 1343 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1342 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1342 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1342 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1342 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1342 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1342 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.8western Texas · 1349 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.6western Texas · 1350 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.616 km NNW of Marfa, Texas · 1350 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.713 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.513 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023bhsx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.