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M2.3 earthquake 20 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 20 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Sat, Jun 17, 2023, 6:59 AM CDT (11:59 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 39 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-06-17 11:59:18 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.983° N, 103.530° 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, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
71°
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: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.450 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1197 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.734 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.222 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1197 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1196 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.119 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1196 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.118 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1196 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.734 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.743 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.843 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1194 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1194 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.022 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1194 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1194 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1193 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1193 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1193 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.744 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.143 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1193 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1193 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.843 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1193 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.644 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.544 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.914 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1193 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1192 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1192 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.353 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1192 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.612 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 1201 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.736 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1201 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1201 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.239 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1202 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.622 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1202 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.324 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1202 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1202 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1203 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1203 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.915 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1204 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.351 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1204 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.013 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1205 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.029 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1205 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1205 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023luat. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC.