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M1.8 earthquake 12 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, May 18, 2025, 7:58 PM CDT (00:58 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-05-19 00:58:21 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.092° N, 103.697° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.937 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 500 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 500 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.237 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 499 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 499 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 499 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 499 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.722 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 498 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.727 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 498 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.927 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 498 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 498 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 497 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 497 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 497 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.625 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 496 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 496 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.858 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 496 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 495 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 495 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 495 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.623 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 495 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.522 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 495 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.626 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 495 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 495 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 495 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 495 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 495 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 494 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 494 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 494 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 494 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 494 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 494 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 494 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 494 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 494 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 494 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 494 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 493 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.58 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 493 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.07 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 493 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 493 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 493 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 493 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 493 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 493 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 493 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.724 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 493 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 492 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 492 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 492 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.613 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 491 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 491 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 491 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 491 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 491 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.520 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 500 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 500 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 500 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.353 km W of Mentone, Texas · 500 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.313 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 501 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.820 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 501 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025jsfi. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.