Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Feb 4, 2024, 3:54 PM CST (21:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-02-04 21:54:43 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.000° N, 103.649° 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
±0.30
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
13

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. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.121 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.453 km W of Mentone, Texas · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 968 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.79 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.562 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.740 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.140 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.034 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.422 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 966 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 966 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.741 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 964 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 3.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 964 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.225 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 964 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.640 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 964 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.925 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 964 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 963 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 963 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 963 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 963 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 963 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.737 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.662 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.724 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 971 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024clum. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.