Texas earthquakes

M1.1 earthquake 29 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.1 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 12:17 PM CDT (17:17 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 29 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-15 17:17:08 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.882° N, 103.459° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 since this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.729 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 6 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.230 km SSE of Balmorhea, Texas · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.719 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 5 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.623 km W of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.51 km ESE of Pyote, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.815 km WSW of Balmorhea, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.76 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 4 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.520 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.117 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.515 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 47 hr ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.627 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 44 hr ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.521 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 43 hr ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.621 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 36 hr ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.711 km W of Balmorhea, Texas · 34 hr ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 28 hr ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 28 hr ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.56 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 16 hr ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.525 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 7 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.422 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.518 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.530 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.519 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.517 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.920 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.017 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.86 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.539 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.131 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.721 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026sfbzzd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.