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M1.8 earthquake 30 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 8:30 AM CDT (13:30 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-04-23 13:30:08 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.086° N, 103.447° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
16

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1256 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.420 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1255 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.320 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1255 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.421 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1255 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1255 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.435 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1255 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1255 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.6western Texas · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.8western Texas · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.521 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1254 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1254 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.921 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1253 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1253 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.0western Texas · 1253 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.350 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1253 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1253 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1253 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1253 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1253 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1252 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1252 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1252 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.225 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1252 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1252 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1252 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.78 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1251 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1251 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1251 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.152 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1251 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.539 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1251 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1251 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.224 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1250 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.714 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1249 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1249 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1249 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1247 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1247 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.620 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1246 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1245 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1245 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1245 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1245 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1244 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.2western Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1257 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1257 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.115 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1257 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1257 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.453 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1257 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.152 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1257 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1257 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1258 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1258 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.1western Texas · 1258 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.625 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1258 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1258 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023hxrc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC.