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M1.7 earthquake 8 km N of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km N of Balmorhea, Texas on Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 1:26 AM CDT (06:26 UTC), 8 km (5 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-04-30 06:26:54 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.059° N, 103.738° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
87°
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. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 519 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 519 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.78 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 519 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.63 km S of Pecos, Texas · 519 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.949 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.848 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.049 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.88 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 517 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.610 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 517 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 3.441 km W of Mentone, Texas · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 67
  26. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 516 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.58 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 516 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 52
  30. 5.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1,696
  31. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 43
  33. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 22
  34. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 14
  35. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.710 km E of Toyah, Texas · 516 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 8
  44. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 515 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 515 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  60. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.69 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 520 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.024 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 520 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.39 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 520 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.19 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 520 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 520 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.08 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 520 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.611 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 521 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 19
  10. 2.114 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 521 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 521 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.89 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 521 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 521 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.633 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 522 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.89 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 522 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 522 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 522 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ijxv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.