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M1.5 earthquake 15 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Wed, Jul 30, 2025, 12:14 AM CDT (05:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 40 km WSW 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
2025-07-30 05:14:00 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.113° N, 103.692° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
31

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. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 430 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 430 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 430 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 430 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 430 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 430 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 430 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 430 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 430 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.858 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 430 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 430 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.616 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 430 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 430 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 430 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.712 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 430 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 429 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.849 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 429 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.734 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 429 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 429 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 429 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 429 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 428 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.346 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 428 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 428 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.554 km W of Mentone, Texas · 428 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 428 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.749 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 427 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.960 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 427 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.560 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 427 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.658 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 427 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 427 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.45 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 427 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.16 km N of Barstow, Texas · 427 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.13 km WNW of Barstow, Texas · 427 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.29 km E of Toyah, Texas · 426 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.849 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 426 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 426 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 426 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 426 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.524 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 426 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 426 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.517 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 426 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 426 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 426 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 425 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.760 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 425 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 425 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.540 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 425 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.153 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 425 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.821 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 425 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 424 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 424 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.213 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 424 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.727 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 424 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.853 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 424 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.733 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 424 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.913 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 424 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 424 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.826 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 423 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 423 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 431 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 431 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 431 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 431 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 431 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 431 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 431 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 431 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 431 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 431 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 431 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 431 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 431 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 431 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 431 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 431 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 431 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 431 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 431 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 432 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ovwxeo. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.