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M2.0 earthquake 13 km N of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km N of Balmorhea, Texas on Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 5:23 AM CST (11:23 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-11-21 11:23:44 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.106° N, 103.762° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
18

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. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.153 km W of Mentone, Texas · 679 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.153 km W of Mentone, Texas · 679 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.253 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 678 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 678 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 678 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.534 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 678 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 678 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 677 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 677 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 677 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 677 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 677 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 677 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 677 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 677 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 677 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 676 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 676 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 676 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 676 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 676 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 676 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 676 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.346 km W of Mentone, Texas · 676 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 676 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 675 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 675 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 675 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 675 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 675 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 675 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 675 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.660 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 675 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.622 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 675 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 674 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 674 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 674 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.735 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 674 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 674 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.735 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 674 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.635 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 674 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.235 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 674 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 674 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.134 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 674 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.816 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 674 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.928 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 673 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 673 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.9western Texas · 680 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.859 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 680 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024wwrc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC.