Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sat, Jun 15, 2024, 8:23 AM CDT (13:23 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-06-15 13:23:31 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.049° N, 103.683° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
11

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. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 835 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 835 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.27 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 835 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 833 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 832 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 832 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 832 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 832 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 832 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 832 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.047 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 832 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 832 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 832 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 832 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.720 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 832 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 832 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.947 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 831 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 831 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 3.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 831 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.735 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 831 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 831 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 830 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.266 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 836 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.613 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 836 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.512 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 836 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 837 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 837 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 837 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.438 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 837 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.553 km W of Mentone, Texas · 837 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024lsia. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:06 AM UTC.