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M1.5 earthquake 28 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Wed, Sep 24, 2025, 7:09 PM CDT (00:09 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 30 km NW of Toyah, 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
2025-09-25 00:09:08 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.892° N, 103.461° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.615 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.627 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 371 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.617 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 370 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 370 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.010 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 370 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.316 km N of Toyah, Texas · 370 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 370 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 370 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 370 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.116 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 370 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.617 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 370 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.317 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 370 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 370 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 370 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.617 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 369 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.226 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 369 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 369 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.032 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 369 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 368 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 368 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 368 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.117 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 368 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 368 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.526 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 368 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.036 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 368 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 368 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 368 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 367 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 367 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.611 km SSE of Wink, Texas · 367 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.610 km E of Toyah, Texas · 367 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.511 km SSE of Wink, Texas · 367 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.611 km N of Pyote, Texas · 367 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.611 km N of Pyote, Texas · 366 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.510 km NW of Pyote, Texas · 366 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 366 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 366 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.817 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 366 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 366 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 366 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 366 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 365 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.026 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 365 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.537 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 365 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 365 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 365 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.711 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 365 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 365 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.834 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 364 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.59 km N of Toyah, Texas · 364 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.717 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 364 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.436 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 2.132 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.132 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.332 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.132 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 372 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 372 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 372 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 372 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 372 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.337 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 372 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 372 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 372 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 372 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025swdevs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.