Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas on Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 2:40 PM CDT (19:40 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-04-23 19:40:36 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.044° N, 103.672° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
13

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. 1.76 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 525 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.625 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 524 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.841 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.818 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.118 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.118 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.719 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.126 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 523 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.518 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.159 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 522 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 522 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 522 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 522 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.261 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 521 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.65 km E of Toyah, Texas · 521 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.89 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 520 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.633 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 520 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.89 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 520 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 520 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.114 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 519 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.611 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 519 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 19
  36. 2.08 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 519 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 519 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.19 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 519 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.39 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 518 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.024 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 518 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.69 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 518 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.78 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 518 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.78 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 517 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.63 km S of Pecos, Texas · 517 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.030 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 525 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.05 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 525 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.224 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.639 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 526 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.611 km N of Toyah, Texas · 527 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 527 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.637 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 527 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.918 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 527 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025hydl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.