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M1.6 earthquake 13 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas on Fri, Jun 14, 2024, 6:58 PM CDT (23:58 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-06-14 23:58:49 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.034° N, 103.621° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
10

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 838 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 838 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 838 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 838 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.19 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 838 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 837 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.27 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 837 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 837 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 837 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 837 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 835 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 835 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 835 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 835 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 835 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.047 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 834 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 834 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.720 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 834 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.947 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 3.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.735 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 833 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 833 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 832 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 832 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 832 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.924 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 832 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.727 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 832 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 832 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 832 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 832 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 831 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 831 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 831 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 831 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 831 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.651 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 831 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 831 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 831 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 831 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.348 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 830 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 830 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 830 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 830 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 838 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 838 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 838 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 838 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.512 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 839 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 839 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 839 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 839 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.438 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 839 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.553 km W of Mentone, Texas · 839 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 839 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 840 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 840 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 841 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 841 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 841 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 841 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 841 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 842 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 842 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024lrhn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.