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M1.8 earthquake 8 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Jul 21, 2024, 7:31 AM CDT (12:31 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2024-07-21 12:31:56 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.040° N, 103.684° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
13

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 801 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.516 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 801 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 800 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 45
  10. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 800 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 800 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 800 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.839 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.438 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.617 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 799 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.133 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.733 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 799 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.451 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.633 km W of Mentone, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.639 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 796 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 802 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 802 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 802 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 802 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 802 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 802 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 803 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.720 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 803 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 803 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 804 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 804 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 804 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 805 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 805 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ogam. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:46 AM UTC.