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M1.3 earthquake 8 km N of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.3 earthquake struck 8 km N of Balmorhea, Texas on Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 3:53 AM CDT (08:53 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 58 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-17 08:53:43 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.058° N, 103.733° 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, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
62°
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: 46 since this one and 154 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.623 km W of Toyah, Texas · 6 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 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 · 22 km away
  9. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.555 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.76 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 4 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.520 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.515 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.627 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.651 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.521 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.048 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 45 hr ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 45 hr ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 41 hr ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.56 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 33 hr ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 32 hr ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 28 hr ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.228 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 18 hr ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 15 hr ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 3.157 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 14 hr ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 14 hr ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 13 hr ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 13 hr ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.533 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 6 hr ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 6 hr ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.719 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.230 km SSE of Balmorhea, Texas · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.729 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 6 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.525 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 7 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.349 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026sictwr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.