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M2.0 earthquake 14 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Tue, Apr 7, 2026, 2:51 PM CDT (19:51 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 50 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-04-07 19:51:27 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.923° N, 103.615° 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, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
25

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 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 176 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 175 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.841 km W of Mentone, Texas · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 174 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.616 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 174 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.915 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 174 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.67 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 173 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 173 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.535 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 170 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.923 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.223 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.623 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 168 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.122 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.147 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 166 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.522 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 3.350 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 165 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.448 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 165 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 164 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.98 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 164 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.450 km W of Mentone, Texas · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 163 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.849 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.55 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 162 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.534 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.141 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 161 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 161 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 177 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.116 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 177 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.717 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.620 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.811 km N of Toyah, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.620 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.520 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.521 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026gvtffq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.