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M1.5 earthquake 26 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 6:02 AM CST (12:02 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 17 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-02-18 12:02:30 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.892° N, 103.487° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.432 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 224 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 224 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 224 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.814 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 224 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.713 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 223 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 223 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.913 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 222 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 222 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 222 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 222 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 222 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 221 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.517 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 220 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 220 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.513 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 219 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 218 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 218 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 218 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 218 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.032 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 218 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.019 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 217 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 217 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 216 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 215 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 215 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.819 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.712 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 213 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.611 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 213 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.711 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 213 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.917 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 213 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.912 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 213 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.626 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 212 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.911 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.011 km N of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.612 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.612 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.726 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 211 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.711 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.529 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.835 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 209 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 209 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 209 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 1.621 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 224 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 224 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 224 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 224 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 225 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 225 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.739 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 225 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.535 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 225 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 225 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.637 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 226 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.017 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 226 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.519 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 226 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 226 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 228 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.328 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 229 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.65 km E of Toyah, Texas · 230 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.432 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 231 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 231 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.232 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 231 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 231 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026dlautt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC.