Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 12:54 AM CST (06:54 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-02-25 06:54:54 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.054° N, 103.652° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
21

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. 2.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 948 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.748 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 947 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 946 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 946 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.149 km W of Mentone, Texas · 945 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 945 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 945 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 945 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 945 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 945 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 945 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 944 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 943 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 943 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 943 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.150 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 942 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.051 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 3.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  55. 3.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.435 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.622 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 950 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.115 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 950 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 950 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 950 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 951 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.627 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 951 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024dxaj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC.