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M1.9 earthquake 8 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 3:47 AM CDT (08:47 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-04-20 08:47:31 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.052° N, 103.714° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 164 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.450 km W of Mentone, Texas · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 163 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.849 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.55 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 162 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 162 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.534 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.141 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 161 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 161 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.98 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 161 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 161 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 160 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.555 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 160 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.24 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 160 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.55 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 160 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.554 km W of Mentone, Texas · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.616 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 159 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 164 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.526 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 164 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 165 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.448 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 165 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 165 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 165 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026hstqlt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:04 AM UTC.