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M1.5 earthquake 8 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sat, May 3, 2025, 10:59 AM CDT (15:59 UTC), 9 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-05-03 15:59:12 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.053° N, 103.706° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
9

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. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 52
  2. 5.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1,696
  3. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 43
  5. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 22
  6. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 14
  7. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.710 km E of Toyah, Texas · 514 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 8
  16. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 514 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.765 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 512 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.149 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.149 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 512 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.035 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 512 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 512 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 515 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.441 km W of Mentone, Texas · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 67
  4. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.610 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 516 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.88 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 516 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.049 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 516 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.848 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.949 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.63 km S of Pecos, Texas · 517 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.78 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 517 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025iqdb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.