Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Wed, Mar 1, 2023, 3:15 AM CST (09:15 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-01 09:15:26 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.978° N, 103.628° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
13

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6western Texas · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.1western Texas · 1309 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.0western Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.0western Texas · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.626 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.9western Texas · 1306 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.059 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.4western Texas · 1305 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.549 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  27. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.639 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.851 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.023 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1304 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.426 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1303 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.6western Texas · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.5western Texas · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.9western Texas · 1302 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.2western Texas · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1301 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1301 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1301 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1301 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1301 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1301 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1300 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1300 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1300 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.9western Texas · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.9western Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1310 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.818 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.4western Texas · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023eena. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.