M1.5 earthquake 13 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

TX

Local time

Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 7:25 PM CST

UTC

2026-01-19 01:25:01 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.008° N, 103.610° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.9 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

9

• Balmorhea, TexasPopulation 523. Forecast13 kmENE
• West Odessa, TexasPopulation 22,707. Forecast140 kmSW
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast150 kmSW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast282 kmESE

After

1. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 18, 8:51 PM CST · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.833 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 19, 2:42 AM CST · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
3. 2.332 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 19, 4:16 AM CST · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
4. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 19, 4:54 AM CST · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 19, 6:42 AM CST · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 19, 7:12 AM CST · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.431 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 19, 8:49 AM CST · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.832 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 19, 9:45 AM CST · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 19, 9:50 AM CST · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 19, 10:00 AM CST · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
11. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Jan 19, 2:50 PM CST · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.613 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasMon, Jan 19, 10:38 PM CST · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
13. 1.859 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 20, 6:51 AM CST · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.623 km SW of Mentone, TexasTue, Jan 20, 3:21 PM CST · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
15. 2.135 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 20, 10:43 PM CST · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
16. 2.314 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasWed, Jan 21, 4:52 PM CST · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
17. 1.859 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 21, 5:30 PM CST · 255 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 21, 10:05 PM CST · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.510 km SSE of Coyanosa, TexasThu, Jan 22, 1:36 AM CST · 254 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
20. 2.48 km S of Coyanosa, TexasThu, Jan 22, 3:11 AM CST · 254 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
21. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 22, 8:39 AM CST · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
22. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 22, 3:30 PM CST · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
23. 1.533 km SSW of Coyanosa, TexasThu, Jan 22, 8:38 PM CST · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
24. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 23, 12:48 AM CST · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
25. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 23, 5:40 AM CST · 253 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
26. 1.735 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasFri, Jan 23, 10:34 AM CST · 253 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
27. 1.753 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Jan 23, 11:29 AM CST · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
28. 1.621 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 23, 3:16 PM CST · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
29. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 23, 6:29 PM CST · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
30. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 24, 12:20 AM CST · 252 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
31. 3.454 km W of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 25, 5:25 AM CST · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
32. 1.955 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 25, 5:26 AM CST · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
33. 1.954 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 25, 5:28 AM CST · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
34. 2.154 km W of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 25, 5:33 AM CST · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
35. 1.755 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 25, 5:35 AM CST · 251 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
36. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 25, 7:57 AM CST · 251 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
37. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 25, 9:23 AM CST · 251 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
38. 1.67 km ENE of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 25, 9:59 PM CST · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
39. 2.148 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 26, 10:42 AM CST · 250 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
40. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, TexasMon, Jan 26, 11:48 AM CST · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
41. 1.833 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 26, 12:43 PM CST · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
42. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 26, 12:47 PM CST · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
43. 2.432 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 26, 1:04 PM CST · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
44. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 26, 9:39 PM CST · 249 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
45. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 27, 5:26 PM CST · 249 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
46. 3.038 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 28, 2:43 AM CST · 248 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
47. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 28, 2:47 AM CST · 248 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
48. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 28, 7:09 PM CST · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
49. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 28, 11:23 PM CST · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
50. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 29, 10:12 AM CST · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
51. 2.535 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 29, 12:32 PM CST · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
52. 1.916 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 30, 3:26 AM CST · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
53. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 30, 7:00 AM CST · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
54. 2.436 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 30, 5:45 PM CST · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
55. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 31, 1:17 PM CST · 245 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
56. 1.953 km W of Mentone, TexasSun, Feb 1, 2:22 AM CST · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
57. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Feb 1, 1:07 PM CST · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
58. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Feb 1, 1:14 PM CST · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
59. 1.835 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Feb 1, 8:37 PM CST · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
60. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Feb 2, 11:19 AM CST · 243 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.523 km WNW of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 18, 2:26 PM CST · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.524 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasSun, Jan 18, 12:03 PM CST · 258 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
3. 1.717 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasSun, Jan 18, 5:47 AM CST · 258 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
4. 2.417 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasSun, Jan 18, 5:14 AM CST · 258 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
5. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 18, 3:48 AM CST · 258 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 18, 12:55 AM CST · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 18, 12:45 AM CST · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
8. 1.559 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 17, 11:58 PM CST · 258 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 17, 11:44 PM CST · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 17, 10:12 PM CST · 258 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 17, 4:41 PM CST · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 17, 2:52 PM CST · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.618 km S of Lindsay, TexasSat, Jan 17, 10:48 AM CST · 259 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
14. 2.032 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 17, 10:26 AM CST · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
15. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 17, 8:02 AM CST · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 17, 7:42 AM CST · 259 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
17. 2.332 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 17, 6:44 AM CST · 259 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
18. 3.132 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 17, 6:42 AM CST · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
19. 1.710 km E of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 17, 6:14 AM CST · 259 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
20. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 17, 5:46 AM CST · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026bhdwzv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.