Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 29 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 6:12 AM CDT (11:12 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 37 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-16 11:12:59 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.889° N, 103.460° 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 0.8 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: 23 since this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 13 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.719 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 13 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 12 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.618 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 11 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.228 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 8 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.533 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.519 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 7 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.514 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 6 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.737 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.937 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 6 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 4 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.011 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.611 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.834 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.716 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 32 hr ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 15 hr ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.621 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 12 hr ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.422 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 16 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.518 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.530 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.519 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 17 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.517 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 18 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.920 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 20 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.017 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 20 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.86 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 20 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 21 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 21 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.539 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.131 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 21 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 21 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.721 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 22 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 22 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026sglojd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.