Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Sat, Dec 20, 2025, 12:44 PM CST (18:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 49 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-12-20 18:44:04 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.988° N, 103.654° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
15

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 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 282 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 282 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 282 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 282 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.122 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 282 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.522 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 282 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.612 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 282 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 281 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 281 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 281 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 281 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 281 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 281 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.912 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 280 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 280 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.511 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 279 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 279 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 279 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 279 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 278 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.115 km ESE of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 278 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 278 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.613 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 277 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 277 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 277 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.532 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 277 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 277 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.77 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 277 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.818 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 276 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 276 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.626 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 276 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 276 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.626 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 276 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 276 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 276 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 276 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 276 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 275 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 275 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.69 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 275 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 274 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.133 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 273 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 273 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.713 km SE of Mentone, Texas · 273 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.249 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 272 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 272 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 272 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 272 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.254 km W of Mentone, Texas · 272 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.055 km W of Mentone, Texas · 272 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.555 km W of Mentone, Texas · 272 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 284 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 284 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 284 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 284 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 284 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 285 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.632 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 285 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.59 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 285 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.620 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 285 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 286 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 286 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 287 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.69 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 287 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 287 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 288 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 288 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 289 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025yzkpid. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:53 AM UTC.