Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Dec 7, 2025, 3:34 AM CST (09:34 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 54 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-12-07 09:34:19 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.994° N, 103.631° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
22

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 159 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.457 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.912 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 295 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.032 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 295 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 294 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.851 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 294 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 294 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 293 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 293 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 293 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 293 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 293 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 293 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 293 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 292 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.154 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 291 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 291 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 290 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 290 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 290 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 289 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 288 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 288 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 287 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.69 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 287 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 287 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 285 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 285 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.620 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 285 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.59 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 285 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.632 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 285 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 285 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 284 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 284 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 284 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 284 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 284 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.58 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 283 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 282 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 282 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 282 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.122 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 282 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.522 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 282 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.521 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 298 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 298 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 298 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 298 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 299 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.522 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 299 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 299 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 299 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 299 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.730 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 300 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025yavyct. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.