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M1.6 earthquake 17 km N of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km N of Balmorhea, Texas on Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 3:42 PM CDT (20:42 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-07-23 20:42:36 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.144° N, 103.761° 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
67°
Stations used
15

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

After

  1. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.133 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 800 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 800 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.733 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 800 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 800 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.451 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 799 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.633 km W of Mentone, Texas · 799 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.628 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.729 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.639 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.034 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 797 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 797 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 796 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 796 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 796 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.658 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 795 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.333 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 795 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.324 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 795 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.725 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 795 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 795 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.650 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.438 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.839 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.129 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 801 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024okhq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.