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M1.5 earthquake 11 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Fri, Nov 3, 2023, 9:52 PM CDT (02:52 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
1.5 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-04 02:52:15 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.964° N, 103.623° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
12

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 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1058 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.78 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1057 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1057 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.8western Texas · 1057 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.710 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.7western Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1056 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.7western Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.426 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.6western Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.9western Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 5.2Coalson Draw, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1,640
  20. 3.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.339 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 11
  24. 2.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.838 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 10
  27. 1.9western Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.8western Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 10
  31. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.839 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.8western Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 12
  38. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.5western Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.038 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.4western Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.2western Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  53. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.1western Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.339 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1058 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1058 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1059 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.7western Texas · 1059 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1059 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1059 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1059 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1059 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1059 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1059 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.0western Texas · 1059 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1059 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1059 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1059 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.64 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1059 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1059 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1059 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1059 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vpdd. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.