Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 18 km N of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 18 km N of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Apr 20, 2025, 11:14 PM CDT (04:14 UTC), 6 km (3 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-04-21 04:14:38 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.150° N, 103.726° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
22

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 527 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 527 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.611 km N of Toyah, Texas · 527 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.639 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 526 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.224 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.05 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 525 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.030 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 525 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.69 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 525 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.76 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 525 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 524 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.134 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.833 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.625 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 524 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.841 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.818 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 3.118 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.118 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.719 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.126 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 523 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.518 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 522 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.159 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 522 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 522 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 522 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 522 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.261 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 521 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.65 km E of Toyah, Texas · 521 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.89 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 520 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.633 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 520 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.89 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 520 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 520 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.826 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025htht. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC.