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M1.8 earthquake 9 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas on Fri, Jun 28, 2024, 2:03 AM CDT (07:03 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-06-28 07:03:49 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.040° N, 103.669° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
49°
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 822 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.831 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 821 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.159 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 821 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.532 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 820 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.834 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 819 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 819 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 819 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 819 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.217 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 819 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 819 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 818 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 818 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 818 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 818 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 818 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 818 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 818 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 818 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 818 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 817 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 3.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 3.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 3.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 822 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 822 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 822 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.233 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 822 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 822 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 822 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 823 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 823 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 823 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 823 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 823 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 823 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 823 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 823 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 823 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.335 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 823 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 824 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 824 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 824 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 824 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024mppa. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.