M1.5 earthquake 41 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

Magnitude

1.5 (ml(texnet)), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 21, 2023, 8:10 AM CST

UTC

2023-11-21 14:10:21 UTC

Depth

2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.876° N, 103.333° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

10

• Balmorhea, TexasPopulation 523. Forecast41 kmESE
• West Odessa, TexasPopulation 22,707. Forecast133 kmSW
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast142 kmSW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast312 kmESE

After

1. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Nov 25, 3:49 PM CST · 1032 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.9western TexasSun, Nov 26, 3:15 AM CST · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.819 km S of Lindsay, TexasTue, Nov 28, 12:15 AM CST · 1030 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
4. 1.624 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasTue, Nov 28, 4:33 AM CST · 1030 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
5. 1.64 km NW of Lindsay, TexasTue, Nov 28, 9:29 AM CST · 1030 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
6. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Nov 28, 9:15 PM CST · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.010 km NNE of Toyah, TexasWed, Nov 29, 4:39 PM CST · 1028 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
8. 1.7western TexasWed, Nov 29, 5:23 PM CST · 1028 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
9. 1.710 km SSE of Barstow, TexasWed, Nov 29, 9:10 PM CST · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Nov 30, 5:23 AM CST · 1028 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.58 km N of Balmorhea, TexasThu, Nov 30, 5:43 AM CST · 1028 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
12. 2.529 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Nov 30, 6:48 AM CST · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Nov 30, 7:06 AM CST · 1028 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Nov 30, 7:15 AM CST · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.125 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Nov 30, 1:56 PM CST · 1027 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 1, 7:14 AM CST · 1027 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.621 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 1, 2:06 PM CST · 1026 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.533 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 4, 2:52 AM CST · 1024 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 4, 8:55 AM CST · 1024 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
20. 1.814 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasTue, Dec 5, 1:28 AM CST · 1023 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
21. 1.634 km WSW of Mentone, TexasTue, Dec 5, 1:58 PM CST · 1022 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
22. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 5, 4:22 PM CST · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
23. 1.830 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 6, 10:15 AM CST · 1022 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
24. 1.711 km NNW of Coyanosa, TexasFri, Dec 8, 5:55 AM CST · 1020 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
25. 2.13 km S of Pecos, TexasFri, Dec 8, 10:33 AM CST · 1020 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
26. 1.934 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 9, 3:14 PM CST · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
27. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 10, 12:52 AM CST · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
28. 1.77 km NE of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 10, 7:47 AM CST · 1018 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
29. 1.827 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 10, 10:41 AM CST · 1018 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
30. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 10, 1:59 PM CST · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
31. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 12, 7:31 AM CST · 1016 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
32. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 12, 1:12 PM CST · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
33. 1.621 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasThu, Dec 14, 6:54 AM CST · 1014 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
34. 1.924 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 15, 5:10 PM CST · 1012 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
35. 1.624 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 16, 2:31 AM CST · 1012 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
36. 1.714 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasSun, Dec 17, 6:25 AM CST · 1011 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
37. 1.614 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasSun, Dec 17, 4:23 PM CST · 1010 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
38. 2.018 km S of Lindsay, TexasSun, Dec 17, 5:04 PM CST · 1010 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
39. 1.625 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 17, 8:26 PM CST · 1010 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
40. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 17, 10:24 PM CST · 1010 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
41. 1.933 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 17, 10:35 PM CST · 1010 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
42. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 18, 9:27 PM CST · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
43. 1.624 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 20, 9:23 AM CST · 1008 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
44. 1.531 km NNW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 21, 3:31 AM CST · 1007 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
45. 1.925 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 21, 1:35 PM CST · 1006 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
46. 2.221 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 22, 10:26 PM CST · 1005 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
47. 1.921 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 22, 11:05 PM CST · 1005 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
48. 1.926 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasSun, Dec 24, 5:59 AM CST · 1004 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
49. 2.221 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 25, 3:10 AM CST · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
50. 1.727 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 26, 3:10 AM CST · 1002 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
51. 1.726 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Dec 26, 3:15 AM CST · 1002 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
52. 1.510 km NE of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 27, 7:53 PM CST · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
53. 1.911 km NE of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 28, 12:28 AM CST · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
54. 3.534 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 30, 2:28 PM CST · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
55. 1.622 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasSun, Dec 31, 10:00 AM CST · 997 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
56. 1.913 km SE of Lindsay, TexasMon, Jan 1, 11:54 PM CST · 995 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
57. 3.534 km NNW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 2, 9:11 PM CST · 994 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
58. 1.511 km NNW of Coyanosa, TexasThu, Jan 4, 3:28 AM CST · 993 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
59. 1.523 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 4, 6:31 AM CST · 993 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
60. 1.634 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 6, 1:36 AM CST · 991 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

1. 1.513 km NNE of Toyah, TexasSat, Nov 18, 6:04 PM CST · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.833 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Nov 17, 7:25 AM CST · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
3. 3.524 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Nov 15, 4:58 AM CST · 1043 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
4. 1.85 km NE of Toyah, TexasWed, Nov 15, 2:27 AM CST · 1043 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.7western TexasTue, Nov 14, 3:50 PM CST · 1043 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.8western TexasTue, Nov 14, 12:56 PM CST · 1043 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.08 km NE of Toyah, TexasSat, Nov 11, 7:31 PM CST · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
8. 2.17 km NE of Toyah, TexasSat, Nov 11, 6:35 PM CST · 1046 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
9. 1.533 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Nov 10, 2:32 PM CST · 1047 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.814 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Nov 10, 11:16 AM CST · 1048 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.227 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasFri, Nov 10, 8:32 AM CST · 1048 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
12. 2.426 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Nov 6, 7:06 PM CST · 1051 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.710 km S of Lindsay, TexasSun, Nov 5, 10:43 AM CST · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.8western TexasSun, Nov 5, 9:40 AM CST · 1053 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
15. 1.78 km NNE of Balmorhea, TexasSat, Nov 4, 5:33 PM CDT · 1053 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
16. 1.511 km E of Balmorhea, TexasFri, Nov 3, 9:52 PM CDT · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
17. 1.64 km SSE of Pecos, TexasThu, Nov 2, 11:28 PM CDT · 1055 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
18. 1.8western TexasWed, Nov 1, 4:44 AM CDT · 1057 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
19. 1.73 km NNW of Lindsay, TexasWed, Nov 1, 2:42 AM CDT · 1057 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
20. 1.93 km N of Lindsay, TexasWed, Nov 1, 2:04 AM CDT · 1057 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023wvbb. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.