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M1.5 earthquake 35 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 35 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 12:19 AM CDT (05:19 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km SE of Coyanosa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-04-14 05:19:09 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.954° N, 103.373° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.923 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.223 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.623 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 168 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.122 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.522 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.98 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 164 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.55 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 162 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.534 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.141 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.98 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 161 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.24 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 160 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.55 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 160 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.616 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 159 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.79 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.64 km ENE of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.241 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.532 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 155 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.721 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 151 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.66 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 150 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 150 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 3.110 km SE of Coyanosa, Texas · 150 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.812 km SSE of Coyanosa, Texas · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 148 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.712 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 146 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 146 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.610 km W of Pyote, Texas · 144 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.819 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 144 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.524 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 144 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.521 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 142 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.534 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 142 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.615 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 141 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 141 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 140 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 140 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 140 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.925 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 140 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.025 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 140 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 139 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 1.67 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 173 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.915 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 174 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.616 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 174 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 174 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.841 km W of Mentone, Texas · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.014 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 177 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.116 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 177 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.717 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.620 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.811 km N of Toyah, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.620 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.520 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.521 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.38 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.58 km NE of Barstow, Texas · 178 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026hhmjsa. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.