Texas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 17 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas on Fri, Oct 25, 2019, 8:35 AM CDT (13:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-25 13:35:39 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.222° N, 103.591° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.614 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2531 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2527 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.526 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2523 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2522 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.525 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2518 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.660 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2513 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2513 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2512 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2506 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.644 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2503 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.514 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 2503 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2503 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2503 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2500 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2500 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.011 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2489 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  18. 1.616 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2483 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.911 km S of Coyanosa, Texas · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2480 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.519 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.818 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2477 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.617 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2537 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2537 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.810 km S of Toyah, Texas · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.510 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.8western Texas · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.69 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2546 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.831 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2546 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2548 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2550 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2553 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2553 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.65 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2559 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.33 km S of Pecos, Texas · 2561 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.921 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2564 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600062wa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC.