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M1.8 earthquake 33 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 33 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Fri, Jan 3, 2025, 12:43 PM CST (18:43 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-01-03 18:43:38 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.861° N, 103.424° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 635 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 635 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 635 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 634 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 634 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 634 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 633 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 633 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 632 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.77 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 632 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.58 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 631 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.021 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 630 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 629 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 628 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.613 km SW of Mentone, Texas · 628 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.637 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 627 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.722 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 627 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.919 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 625 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.920 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 625 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.510 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 624 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 624 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.610 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 623 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 623 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.119 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 622 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.715 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 621 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.526 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 620 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.631 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 619 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 619 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.130 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 617 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 615 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.335 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 615 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.222 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 614 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.117 km S of Barstow, Texas · 613 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.516 km S of Barstow, Texas · 612 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.621 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 612 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.222 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 612 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.119 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 612 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 3.020 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 612 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.920 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 611 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.621 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 611 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.317 km S of Barstow, Texas · 611 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.528 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 611 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.619 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 611 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.620 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 610 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.017 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 610 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.515 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 610 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.617 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 610 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 610 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.721 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 609 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.615 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 607 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.78 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 607 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.438 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 605 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.618 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 604 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 602 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.533 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 602 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 602 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.810 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 599 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.620 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 599 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.238 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 2.113 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 635 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 637 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 637 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.09 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 637 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.719 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 637 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.938 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 639 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 639 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.722 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.134 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 641 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 641 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.632 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 641 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.932 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 641 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.233 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 641 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025afce. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.