M1.6 earthquake 17 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

TX

Local time

Sun, Oct 19, 2025, 1:00 AM CDT

UTC

2025-10-19 06:00:21 UTC

Depth

7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.934° N, 103.570° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

7

• Balmorhea, TexasPopulation 523. Forecast18 kmESE
• West Odessa, TexasPopulation 22,707. Forecast143 kmSW
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast153 kmSW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast288 kmESE

After

1. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Oct 19, 12:46 PM CDT · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Oct 19, 8:28 PM CDT · 348 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Oct 20, 2:04 PM CDT · 348 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Oct 22, 6:32 AM CDT · 346 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
5. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Oct 22, 8:22 AM CDT · 346 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Oct 22, 11:49 AM CDT · 346 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Oct 22, 12:42 PM CDT · 346 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.67 km E of Balmorhea, TexasFri, Oct 24, 12:19 PM CDT · 344 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Oct 24, 6:23 PM CDT · 343 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
10. 1.622 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasSat, Oct 25, 10:17 AM CDT · 343 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Oct 25, 9:33 PM CDT · 342 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Oct 25, 11:04 PM CDT · 342 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSun, Oct 26, 11:01 AM CDT · 342 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSun, Oct 26, 11:10 AM CDT · 342 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Oct 26, 10:43 PM CDT · 341 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Oct 27, 3:05 AM CDT · 341 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Oct 27, 9:52 AM CDT · 341 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Oct 27, 9:36 PM CDT · 340 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Oct 27, 11:49 PM CDT · 340 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Oct 28, 1:08 AM CDT · 340 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
21. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Oct 28, 6:49 AM CDT · 340 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
22. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, TexasTue, Oct 28, 12:44 PM CDT · 340 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
23. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Oct 29, 1:51 PM CDT · 339 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
24. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Oct 30, 4:45 AM CDT · 338 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
25. 1.739 km NNW of Toyah, TexasThu, Oct 30, 7:31 AM CDT · 338 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
26. 1.713 km N of Balmorhea, TexasThu, Oct 30, 1:46 PM CDT · 338 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
27. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Oct 31, 6:52 PM CDT · 336 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
28. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Oct 31, 9:55 PM CDT · 336 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
29. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Nov 1, 10:58 AM CDT · 336 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
30. 2.026 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSat, Nov 1, 7:06 PM CDT · 335 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
31. 1.714 km E of Balmorhea, TexasSun, Nov 2, 5:03 PM CST · 335 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
32. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Nov 3, 10:04 AM CST · 334 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
33. 2.210 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasMon, Nov 3, 3:08 PM CST · 334 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
34. 1.614 km SE of Lindsay, TexasMon, Nov 3, 7:43 PM CST · 333 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
35. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Nov 4, 11:42 AM CST · 333 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
36. 2.536 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Nov 4, 11:53 AM CST · 333 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
37. 1.532 km NNW of Toyah, TexasTue, Nov 4, 4:51 PM CST · 333 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
38. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Nov 5, 3:29 AM CST · 332 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
39. 1.55 km NNW of Lindsay, TexasThu, Nov 6, 12:49 AM CST · 331 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
40. 1.58 km WNW of Pecos, TexasThu, Nov 6, 3:53 AM CST · 331 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
41. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Nov 6, 3:52 PM CST · 331 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
42. 1.837 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Nov 7, 2:13 AM CST · 330 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
43. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Nov 7, 10:24 AM CST · 330 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
44. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Nov 7, 10:44 AM CST · 330 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
45. 1.919 km SE of Lindsay, TexasSat, Nov 8, 2:56 AM CST · 329 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
46. 1.817 km SE of Lindsay, TexasSun, Nov 9, 7:15 AM CST · 328 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
47. 1.828 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Nov 9, 1:56 PM CST · 328 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
48. 1.532 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Nov 10, 1:39 AM CST · 327 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
49. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Nov 11, 2:39 PM CST · 326 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
50. 2.149 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Nov 11, 5:09 PM CST · 326 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
51. 2.249 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Nov 12, 12:24 AM CST · 325 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
52. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Nov 12, 1:44 AM CST · 325 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
53. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Nov 12, 8:37 AM CST · 325 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
54. 1.910 km E of Toyah, TexasThu, Nov 13, 2:48 AM CST · 324 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
55. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Nov 13, 4:42 AM CST · 324 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
56. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Nov 13, 1:45 PM CST · 324 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
57. 1.814 km N of Balmorhea, TexasThu, Nov 13, 3:31 PM CST · 324 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
58. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Nov 13, 3:43 PM CST · 324 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
59. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Nov 13, 7:58 PM CST · 323 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
60. 2.232 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Nov 13, 8:31 PM CST · 323 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

1. 1.834 km WNW of Fort Stockton, TexasSat, Oct 18, 12:31 PM CDT · 350 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
2. 1.617 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasSat, Oct 18, 7:28 AM CDT · 350 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
3. 1.747 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Oct 18, 7:21 AM CDT · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Oct 18, 6:52 AM CDT · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.349 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Oct 17, 8:20 AM CDT · 351 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Oct 16, 10:28 PM CDT · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.518 km SSW of Lindsay, TexasThu, Oct 16, 5:40 PM CDT · 352 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
8. 2.09 km N of Balmorhea, TexasThu, Oct 16, 11:59 AM CDT · 352 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
9. 2.125 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasThu, Oct 16, 12:46 AM CDT · 352 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
10. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, TexasWed, Oct 15, 8:45 PM CDT · 352 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
11. 2.319 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasTue, Oct 14, 6:57 PM CDT · 353 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Oct 12, 5:38 PM CDT · 356 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.92 km E of Lindsay, TexasSun, Oct 12, 9:30 AM CDT · 356 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.75 km SE of Lindsay, TexasSun, Oct 12, 4:41 AM CDT · 356 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
15. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Oct 11, 9:28 PM CDT · 356 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.739 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Oct 11, 8:27 PM CDT · 356 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Oct 11, 7:19 PM CDT · 356 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.839 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Oct 11, 7:06 PM CDT · 356 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Oct 11, 11:44 AM CDT · 357 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
20. 1.648 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Oct 11, 4:57 AM CDT · 357 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025uoqgqa. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.