Texas earthquakes

M1.4 earthquake 4 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.4 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-17 20:10:48 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.023° N, 103.719° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 since this one and 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.76 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 4 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 4 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.520 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.117 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.515 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.627 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.651 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 2 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.521 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 45 hr ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.621 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 41 hr ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.711 km W of Balmorhea, Texas · 39 hr ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 38 hr ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.048 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 37 hr ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 33 hr ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 33 hr ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 29 hr ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.56 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 22 hr ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 21 hr ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.228 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 6 hr ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 hr ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 3.157 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 hr ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.555 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.815 km WSW of Balmorhea, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.51 km ESE of Pyote, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.623 km W of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.719 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 5 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.230 km SSE of Balmorhea, Texas · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.729 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 6 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026sizfgx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.