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M1.6 earthquake 10 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas on Mon, Jun 1, 2026, 9:17 AM CDT (14:17 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-06-01 14:17:10 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.023° N, 103.640° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
18

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 184 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.858 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 121 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.554 km W of Mentone, Texas · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 119 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.717 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 119 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 119 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 119 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 119 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 119 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 119 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 119 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.612 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 119 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 119 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 119 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 119 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 118 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 118 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 118 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 118 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 118 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.513 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 118 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 118 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 117 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 117 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 117 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 116 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.949 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 116 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 116 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 116 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.630 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 116 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.531 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 115 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 114 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 114 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 114 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 114 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 114 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 114 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 113 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.513 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 112 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 112 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 112 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.511 km N of Toyah, Texas · 112 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.949 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.748 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.250 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 111 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.615 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 111 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 111 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 124 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 124 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 124 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 124 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 124 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 124 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 124 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 125 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 125 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 125 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 125 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 125 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 125 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 125 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 125 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 125 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 125 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 126 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.512 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 126 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 126 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026kshbom. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.