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M2.9 earthquake 21 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas on Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 2:34 PM CDT (19:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 58 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-25 19:34:15 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.179° N, 103.590° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km S of Pecos, Texas · 2563 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.65 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2561 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2555 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2555 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2553 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2550 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.831 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2549 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.69 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2548 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2543 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.8western Texas · 2543 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2542 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.510 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2542 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.810 km S of Toyah, Texas · 2541 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.617 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.017 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2537 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.614 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2534 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2529 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.526 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2525 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2524 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  21. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2524 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.525 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.660 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2516 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2515 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2514 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2508 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.513 km NNW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2575 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.726 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2577 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.812 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 2585 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.211 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 2585 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.812 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 2592 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.511 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 2592 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away

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