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M1.6 earthquake 24 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Tue, Nov 28, 2023, 4:33 AM CST (10:33 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-28 10:33:11 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.896° N, 103.512° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.1 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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1033 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1033 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.64 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1033 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.940 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.010 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.7western Texas · 1032 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.710 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.58 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1032 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1031 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.7western Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.125 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1031 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.739 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1031 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1031 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.6western Texas · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.621 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1030 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1030 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.7western Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1028 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.533 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1028 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1027 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1027 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.814 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1027 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1027 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1027 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1026 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.637 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1026 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.830 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1025 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1025 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1025 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.140 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1024 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1024 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1024 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.711 km NNW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1024 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1023 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.13 km S of Pecos, Texas · 1023 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1023 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1023 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1023 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1023 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1023 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1023 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.934 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.819 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1034 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1035 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.838 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1035 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.8western Texas · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1035 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.6western Texas · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1035 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.839 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.039 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.9western Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1038 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.5western Texas · 1038 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1038 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023xhol. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.