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M2.0 earthquake 17 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, May 19, 2024, 12:22 AM CDT (05:22 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-05-19 05:22:59 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.012° N, 103.562° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
72°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.152 km W of Mentone, Texas · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 864 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.717 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 863 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.235 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.134 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 862 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.511 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.626 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 860 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 860 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 860 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 858 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 858 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 858 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.95 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 857 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 857 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 857 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.522 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 857 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 3.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.937 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.660 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.560 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.860 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 868 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.357 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 868 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 869 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024jujp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.