Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Apr 6, 2025, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 59 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-04-07 00:26:58 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.128° N, 103.687° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
50°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 541 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.634 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 541 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.934 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 541 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 541 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 541 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 541 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 540 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 540 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.648 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 540 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 540 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 540 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 539 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.525 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 539 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 539 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.546 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 539 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 539 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 539 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.834 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 539 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 539 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 539 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 539 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 539 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 539 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.528 km SSE of Malaga, New Mexico · 539 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 539 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 538 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 538 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 538 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 538 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 538 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 538 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 538 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 538 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 538 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 538 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 538 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.827 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 538 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 538 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 537 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.132 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 537 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 537 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 537 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 537 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.533 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 537 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 536 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 536 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 536 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 536 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 536 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 536 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.549 km W of Mentone, Texas · 536 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 536 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 536 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 536 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 536 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 535 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 535 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 535 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 535 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.018 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 535 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.534 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 541 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.85 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 542 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 542 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 542 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 542 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.910 km E of Toyah, Texas · 542 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 543 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 543 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 543 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 543 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.250 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 543 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 543 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 543 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 543 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 543 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 543 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 543 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 543 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 543 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 543 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025gtle. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.