Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13 km N of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km N of Balmorhea, Texas on Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 6:01 AM CDT (11:01 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-13 11:01:15 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.107° N, 103.741° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
24

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.451 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.252 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.051 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.064 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.834 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 926 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.831 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 926 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 925 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.150 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 924 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.731 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 923 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.631 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 923 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.834 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 922 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 928 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.964 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.611 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 929 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 929 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 929 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 929 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 929 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024fckc. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.