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M1.5 earthquake 8 km N of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km N of Balmorhea, Texas on Thu, Nov 30, 2023, 5:43 AM CST (11:43 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Ml(texnet)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-11-30 11:43:39 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.062° N, 103.731° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
10

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. 2.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.360 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.7western Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.125 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.553 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.739 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.6western Texas · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.657 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.621 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1035 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 3.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1034 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.137 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.8western Texas · 1033 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.7western Texas · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.533 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.3western Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 3.052 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  56. 3.3western Texas · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.0western Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 4.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
  60. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.710 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.7western Texas · 1037 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.010 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.940 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1038 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.7western Texas · 1038 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.64 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1038 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023xlhs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.