Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Oct 8, 2023, 5:08 AM CDT (10:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Coalson Draw, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-08 10:08:49 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.126° N, 103.683° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
15

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

After

  1. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1087 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.1western Texas · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1087 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1086 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1085 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1085 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 3.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1085 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.138 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.5western Texas · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.049 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.1western Texas · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.963 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1083 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1083 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1083 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1083 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1083 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1082 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 3.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1082 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.0western Texas · 1082 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1081 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1081 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1081 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1080 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1080 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.233 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.8western Texas · 1079 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.3western Texas · 1079 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1079 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.735 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1079 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1079 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.2western Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1078 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1078 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1078 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 3.9western Texas · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.9western Texas · 1077 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 3.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1087 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.5western Texas · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.7western Texas · 1088 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.266 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1088 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1089 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.1western Texas · 1089 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1090 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1090 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.449 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1090 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1090 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1090 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.7western Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1091 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.150 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1091 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023tsiy. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.