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M1.5 earthquake 21 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Tue, May 14, 2024, 6:26 AM CDT (11:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 34 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-05-14 11:26:15 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.889° N, 103.549° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
77°
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: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 866 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.141 km W of Mentone, Texas · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.937 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.017 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 862 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.717 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 860 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 860 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.235 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.134 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 858 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.511 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 858 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.626 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 858 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 857 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 855 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.95 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 854 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 854 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.522 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 853 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 853 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.122 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 852 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 852 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 852 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.633 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 851 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.633 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 851 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 851 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 851 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.133 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 851 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 851 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.933 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 851 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 851 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 848 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 847 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 847 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 846 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 845 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 845 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 845 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.822 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 845 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 845 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 845 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 2.441 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 868 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 869 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 871 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 871 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 871 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 871 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 871 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.241 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 872 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 872 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 874 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 875 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.918 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 876 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.630 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 876 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.631 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.530 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024jlsb. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC.