M1.7 earthquake 13 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

Magnitude

1.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Jan 23, 2024, 10:11 PM CST

UTC

2024-01-24 04:11:16 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.979° N, 103.607° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

12

• Balmorhea, TexasPopulation 523. Forecast13 kmE
• West Odessa, TexasPopulation 22,707. Forecast142 kmSW
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast152 kmSW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast283 kmESE

After

1. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 24, 10:11 AM CST · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.855 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 24, 12:08 PM CST · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 24, 12:12 PM CST · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
4. 3.311 km N of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Jan 24, 3:01 PM CST · 979 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 24, 3:01 PM CST · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.714 km SE of Lindsay, TexasWed, Jan 24, 5:56 PM CST · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 24, 11:18 PM CST · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 24, 11:26 PM CST · 979 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 25, 12:00 AM CST · 979 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 25, 12:47 AM CST · 979 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
11. 2.148 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Jan 25, 1:19 AM CST · 979 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
12. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 25, 2:00 AM CST · 979 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.548 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Jan 25, 2:54 AM CST · 979 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 25, 8:31 AM CST · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
15. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 25, 8:55 AM CST · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.58 km ENE of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 25, 10:52 AM CST · 978 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.449 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Jan 25, 6:32 PM CST · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 25, 9:17 PM CST · 978 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.049 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Jan 25, 10:01 PM CST · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 25, 10:52 PM CST · 978 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
21. 2.322 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 26, 6:42 AM CST · 977 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
22. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 26, 10:56 AM CST · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
23. 2.033 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 26, 1:47 PM CST · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
24. 2.433 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 26, 4:08 PM CST · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
25. 2.534 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 26, 4:27 PM CST · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
26. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 26, 6:42 PM CST · 977 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
27. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 26, 11:43 PM CST · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
28. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Jan 27, 1:04 AM CST · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
29. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 27, 1:50 AM CST · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
30. 1.933 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 27, 3:04 AM CST · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
31. 2.041 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Jan 27, 4:18 AM CST · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
32. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 27, 5:39 AM CST · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
33. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 27, 5:54 AM CST · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 27, 11:06 AM CST · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
35. 2.641 km WNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 27, 5:08 PM CST · 976 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
36. 3.034 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 27, 6:41 PM CST · 976 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
37. 1.952 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Jan 27, 9:26 PM CST · 976 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
38. 2.051 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Jan 27, 9:54 PM CST · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
39. 2.151 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Jan 27, 11:37 PM CST · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
40. 1.948 km W of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 28, 1:27 AM CST · 976 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
41. 1.948 km W of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 28, 6:39 AM CST · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
42. 1.830 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 28, 9:01 AM CST · 975 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
43. 1.56 km SE of Lindsay, TexasSun, Jan 28, 7:35 PM CST · 975 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
44. 1.748 km W of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 28, 8:02 PM CST · 975 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
45. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 28, 8:29 PM CST · 975 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
46. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 29, 12:23 AM CST · 975 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
47. 2.448 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Jan 29, 1:30 AM CST · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
48. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 29, 1:33 AM CST · 975 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
49. 2.148 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Jan 29, 1:40 AM CST · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
50. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 29, 2:04 AM CST · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
51. 1.748 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Jan 29, 2:17 AM CST · 975 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
52. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 29, 2:43 AM CST · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
53. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 29, 3:15 AM CST · 975 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
54. 1.633 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasMon, Jan 29, 12:57 PM CST · 974 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
55. 1.751 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Jan 29, 3:03 PM CST · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
56. 1.959 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 29, 10:33 PM CST · 974 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
57. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 30, 3:19 AM CST · 974 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
58. 1.522 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Jan 30, 5:45 AM CST · 973 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
59. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 30, 10:12 AM CST · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
60. 1.849 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Jan 30, 1:56 PM CST · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.534 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 23, 8:40 PM CST · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.748 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Jan 23, 6:22 PM CST · 980 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.818 km S of Lindsay, TexasTue, Jan 23, 5:16 PM CST · 980 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
4. 1.752 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jan 23, 9:51 AM CST · 980 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 23, 9:06 AM CST · 980 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
6. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 23, 4:12 AM CST · 981 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 23, 1:12 AM CST · 981 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 22, 11:40 PM CST · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 22, 11:12 PM CST · 981 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
10. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 22, 8:52 PM CST · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 22, 7:59 PM CST · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 22, 7:26 PM CST · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 22, 6:54 PM CST · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 22, 6:51 PM CST · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 22, 1:13 PM CST · 981 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 22, 11:57 AM CST · 981 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 22, 10:25 AM CST · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.515 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 22, 8:36 AM CST · 981 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
19. 2.216 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 22, 8:20 AM CST · 981 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 22, 3:25 AM CST · 982 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024bqiw. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.