Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 1:06 AM CDT (06:06 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 27 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-20 06:06:44 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.113° N, 103.686° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.0 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.90
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 since this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 47 hr ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.651 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 47 hr ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.521 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 46 hr ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 43 hr ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.621 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 39 hr ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.711 km W of Balmorhea, Texas · 38 hr ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 hr ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.248 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 36 hr ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 32 hr ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 31 hr ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 28 hr ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.56 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 20 hr ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 19 hr ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.632 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 8 hr ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.228 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 5 hr ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 hr ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 hr ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.157 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1 hr ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.117 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.520 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.76 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 4 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.555 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.815 km WSW of Balmorhea, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.51 km ESE of Pyote, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026snkkpm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.