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M1.6 earthquake 30 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 10:33 AM CDT (15:33 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 41 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-06-08 15:33:09 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.997° N, 103.422° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.531 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 115 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 114 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 114 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 114 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 114 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.513 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 113 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 113 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.511 km N of Toyah, Texas · 112 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.615 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 111 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 111 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.432 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 109 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.917 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 107 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.636 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 107 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.07 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 106 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.88 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 106 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.922 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 105 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.538 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 104 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.521 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 103 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.514 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 103 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.821 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 103 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.612 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 103 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 103 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.918 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 102 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.039 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 101 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 101 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.817 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 100 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.618 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 98 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.710 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 97 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 97 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.921 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 97 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.535 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 95 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 95 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.624 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 95 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 95 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.613 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 94 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 94 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.79 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 93 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.517 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 93 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.132 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 93 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.021 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 93 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.517 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 92 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.618 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 92 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 91 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 91 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 91 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.432 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.432 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.513 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 118 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.612 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 119 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 119 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.717 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 120 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.610 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 123 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 124 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 125 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 125 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 125 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 125 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 126 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 126 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 126 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 126 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.512 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 126 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026lffrfj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.