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M1.5 earthquake 28 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sat, Mar 15, 2025, 5:12 PM CDT (22:12 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 41 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-03-15 22:12:17 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.099° N, 103.481° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
11

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 150 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.655 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 562 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 562 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.525 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 562 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.055 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.733 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 562 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.525 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.525 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 561 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.625 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.812 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 561 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.89 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 561 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 560 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.950 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 558 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.230 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 558 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 557 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.631 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 557 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 557 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.032 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 557 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 557 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 556 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.618 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 556 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 556 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.59 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 556 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 556 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 555 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.431 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 555 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 555 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 555 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.834 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 555 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 555 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 555 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 555 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 555 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 555 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 555 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 555 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 555 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 554 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 554 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.733 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 554 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 554 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 554 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 554 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 554 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.032 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 553 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.132 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 553 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 553 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 553 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 553 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.634 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 563 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.249 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 564 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.734 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 564 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.234 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 564 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.049 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 564 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.033 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 564 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 564 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 564 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 565 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 566 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.712 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 566 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.712 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 567 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 567 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.153 km W of Mentone, Texas · 567 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.033 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 568 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.223 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 568 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 568 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 568 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.937 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 570 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 570 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ffbr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.