Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km N of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km N of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Sep 8, 2024, 9:18 AM CDT (14:18 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-08 14:18:39 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.110° N, 103.756° 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, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
11

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. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 752 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.958 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 752 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 752 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 751 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 751 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 751 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.361 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 751 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 751 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.058 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 751 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 751 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 751 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.022 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 751 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.163 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 751 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.659 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 751 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.511 km W of Pyote, Texas · 751 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 750 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 750 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 750 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.532 km WNW of Fort Stockton, Texas · 750 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 750 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 750 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 750 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 5
  23. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 750 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 750 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 750 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 749 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 749 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 749 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 749 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.918 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 749 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 749 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 749 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.851 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 749 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.63 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 749 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 749 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.05 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 749 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 748 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.052 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.340 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.921 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 748 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.940 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 748 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.549 km W of Mentone, Texas · 747 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.832 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 747 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 3.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  54. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 752 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.034 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 752 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 752 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.834 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 752 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 753 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 753 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 753 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 753 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 753 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 754 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.359 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 754 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 754 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 754 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 754 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.634 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 754 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.722 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 755 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024rrrr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.