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M1.9 earthquake 36 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 36 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 7:30 PM CST (01:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 20 km SE of Lindsay, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-12-25 01:30:55 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.030° N, 103.371° 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, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 645 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.332 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.432 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.333 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.832 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.133 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.432 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.332 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.033 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.932 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.232 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.233 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 643 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.932 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.632 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.134 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.722 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 641 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.938 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 640 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.719 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 639 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.09 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 639 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 638 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 638 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 637 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 637 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 637 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 637 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.113 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 637 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.833 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 636 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 635 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 635 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 634 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 634 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.69 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 633 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.77 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 633 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 633 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 633 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.58 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 632 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.021 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 632 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 631 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 631 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 630 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 630 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 1.715 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 646 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 646 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.031 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 647 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.835 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 647 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.66 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 648 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.87 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 649 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.446 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 649 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.623 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 649 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.94 km S of Pecos, Texas · 649 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.67 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 650 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.78 km NNE of Coyanosa, Texas · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.07 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 651 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.87 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024zgap. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC.