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M2.2 earthquake 10 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas on Mon, Mar 13, 2023, 1:24 AM CDT (06:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 42 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-13 06:24:05 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.030° N, 103.647° 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, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
23

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. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1295 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.0western Texas · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.2western Texas · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.834 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.761 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.648 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1291 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.852 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1291 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.3western Texas · 1291 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1291 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.743 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.37 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1295 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1295 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1295 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.9western Texas · 1295 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.917 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1296 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.5western Texas · 1297 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1297 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1297 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023fafl. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:07 AM UTC.