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M1.7 earthquake 13 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Thu, Feb 23, 2023, 5:01 AM CST (11:01 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 42 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-23 11:01:54 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.932° N, 103.617° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1282 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1282 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.3western Texas · 1281 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.242 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1281 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1281 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1281 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1279 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1278 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1277 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1277 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.1western Texas · 1277 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1277 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.5western Texas · 1277 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1277 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1276 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1276 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1276 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1276 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1275 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.432 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1275 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1275 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.912 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1275 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1275 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1275 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1275 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1274 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1274 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.84 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1274 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.66 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1273 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1273 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1273 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.149 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1273 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1273 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1273 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.15 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1273 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1273 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.515 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1273 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.138 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.239 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.940 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1271 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.6western Texas · 1271 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1271 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1271 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023dtrm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.