Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 9 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Tue, Apr 29, 2025, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC), 1 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-04-30 01:25:35 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.053° N, 103.693° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
12

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. 2.024 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 518 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.69 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 518 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.78 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 518 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.78 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 517 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.63 km S of Pecos, Texas · 517 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.949 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.049 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.88 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 515 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.610 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 515 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 3.441 km W of Mentone, Texas · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 67
  29. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 515 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.58 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 515 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 52
  33. 5.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1,696
  34. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 43
  36. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 22
  37. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 14
  38. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.710 km E of Toyah, Texas · 514 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 8
  47. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 514 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.19 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 519 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 519 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.08 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 519 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.611 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 519 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 19
  6. 2.114 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 519 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 520 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 520 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 520 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.633 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.89 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 520 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.65 km E of Toyah, Texas · 521 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.261 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 521 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 522 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ijns. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC.