Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Fri, Feb 7, 2025, 3:30 PM CST (21:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-02-07 21:30:06 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.975° N, 103.632° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
81°
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 599 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.620 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 599 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.238 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.517 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 598 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 597 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.443 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 596 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.617 km NNW of Balmorhea, Texas · 595 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.821 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 595 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.117 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 595 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.721 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 595 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.948 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.831 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 5.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1,974
  32. 3.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 72
  33. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 161
  36. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  37. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 32
  38. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 15
  39. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
  40. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  41. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  54. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.452 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  58. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.78 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 600 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 601 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 602 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 602 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.533 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 602 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 602 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 602 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 602 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 604 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 604 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 604 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 604 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 604 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.618 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 604 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 604 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 605 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.438 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 605 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 605 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.051 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 606 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 606 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025crgf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.