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M2.0 earthquake 16 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Fri, Aug 2, 2024, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 40 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-08-02 23:57:46 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.927° N, 103.590° 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, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
79°
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 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 789 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.68 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 788 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 788 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 787 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 786 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.948 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 786 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 785 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.820 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 784 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 783 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 783 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 783 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 783 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 781 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 781 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.137 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 781 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.937 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 781 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.537 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 781 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 779 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 778 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 778 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 778 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 778 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 778 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 778 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 777 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.92 km NNE of Lindsay, Texas · 777 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 777 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 777 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 777 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.122 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 777 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 777 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 776 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 776 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 776 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 776 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 776 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.435 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 3.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 774 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 774 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.78 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 774 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 774 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 774 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 774 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.28 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 774 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 773 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 789 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 790 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 790 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 790 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 791 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.037 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 791 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 792 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 792 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.725 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 793 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.324 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 793 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.333 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 793 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 795 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024pcvc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.