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M2.1 earthquake 8 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Mar 24, 2024, 7:10 AM CDT (12:10 UTC), 4 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-24 12:10:51 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.009° N, 103.659° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
12

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. 1.713 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.933 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.013 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 916 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 915 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 915 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 915 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 915 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.813 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 915 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 914 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 914 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 914 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 914 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 914 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.449 km W of Mentone, Texas · 914 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 914 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 913 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 913 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 913 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 913 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 913 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 912 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 912 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 912 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.832 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 912 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 912 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 912 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 912 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 911 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 910 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.920 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 909 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 909 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.616 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 909 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.69 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 908 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.67 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 908 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.810 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 908 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 908 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 908 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 907 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 907 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.749 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 907 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 906 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 905 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.955 km W of Mentone, Texas · 905 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.449 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 905 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 918 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.712 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.731 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.08 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.631 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.831 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.931 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.131 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.831 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.230 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.531 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.630 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024fwow. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.