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M1.6 earthquake 37 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Mon, Feb 16, 2026, 6:22 PM CST (00:22 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 21 km WNW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-02-17 00:22:55 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.953° N, 103.353° 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, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 227 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.535 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 226 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.739 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 226 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 226 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 226 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 226 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 225 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.621 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 225 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.526 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 225 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.432 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 225 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 225 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 225 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.814 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 225 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.713 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 224 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 224 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 224 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 224 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.913 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 223 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 223 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 223 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 222 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.517 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 221 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.712 km N of Mentone, Texas · 220 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.513 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 220 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 219 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 219 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 219 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.032 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 219 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.019 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 218 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 217 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 216 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.819 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.712 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.611 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.711 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.917 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.912 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.626 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 213 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.911 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.011 km N of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.612 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.612 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.726 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 212 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.711 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.529 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 2.017 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 227 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.519 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 227 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 227 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 229 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.328 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.65 km E of Toyah, Texas · 231 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.432 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.232 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 233 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.829 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 233 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.718 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 233 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026dihxbp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC.