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M1.6 earthquake 17 km NNW of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Balmorhea, Texas on Tue, Feb 11, 2025, 5:58 PM CST (23:58 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-02-11 23:58:35 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.129° N, 103.807° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
16

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.962 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.821 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 596 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.117 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 596 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.721 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 596 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.948 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 596 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.548 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.831 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 596 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.935 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 596 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.835 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 6
  12. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 5.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1,974
  21. 3.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 72
  22. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 161
  25. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  26. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 32
  27. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 15
  28. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
  29. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  30. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 10
  43. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  46. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.753 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  48. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.452 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  51. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.78 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 597 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.435 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.135 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.443 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 599 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.517 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 599 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025cytc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC.