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M1.5 earthquake 7 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 1:15 PM CDT (18:15 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 54 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-06-20 18:15:07 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.047° N, 103.719° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.939 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 468 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 468 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 468 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.37 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 468 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 467 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 467 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 467 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.614 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 467 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.549 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 467 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.75 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 467 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 466 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.66 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 466 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 466 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.67 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 466 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 466 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.88 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 466 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.27 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 466 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 466 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.454 km W of Mentone, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.715 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 465 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 465 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 465 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 465 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 465 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.68 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 465 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 3.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 465 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 465 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 465 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 465 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.553 km W of Mentone, Texas · 465 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.521 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 465 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 464 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 464 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 464 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 464 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 464 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 464 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.358 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.98 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 464 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 3.059 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 464 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.358 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.158 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 464 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 464 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 464 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 464 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 464 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 464 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 468 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 468 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 468 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.557 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 468 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 468 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 469 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 469 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.350 km W of Mentone, Texas · 469 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.010 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 469 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 469 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.87 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 469 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 469 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 469 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.722 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 469 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 469 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 469 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 469 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 470 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 470 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 470 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025mblthx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC.