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M1.6 earthquake 8 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sat, Aug 3, 2024, 7:59 PM CDT (00:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 58 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-08-04 00:59:37 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.053° N, 103.697° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
14

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. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 788 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 787 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 787 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 787 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 787 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 787 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 787 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 786 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.948 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 786 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 785 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.820 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 784 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 783 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 783 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 783 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 783 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 782 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 782 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 782 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 782 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 781 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 781 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 781 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 781 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 781 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.829 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 781 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.029 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 781 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.137 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 781 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.937 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 781 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.537 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 781 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.729 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 781 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.528 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 781 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 780 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 779 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 779 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024pess. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.