Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Mon, Apr 28, 2025, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

Balmorhea forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-04-28 21:00:44 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.056° N, 103.694° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
10

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. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 522 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.114 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 522 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.611 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 522 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 19
  4. 2.08 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 522 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 521 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.19 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 521 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.39 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 521 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.024 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 521 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.69 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 521 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.78 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 521 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 520 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 520 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.78 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 520 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.63 km S of Pecos, Texas · 520 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 519 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.949 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.848 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.049 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.88 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.610 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 3.441 km W of Mentone, Texas · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 67
  38. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.58 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 517 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 52
  42. 5.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1,696
  43. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 43
  45. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 22
  46. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 14
  47. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.710 km E of Toyah, Texas · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 8
  56. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 516 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 522 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.633 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 522 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 522 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.89 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 523 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.65 km E of Toyah, Texas · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.261 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 524 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 524 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 524 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.159 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 524 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.518 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 525 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.126 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ihjl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.