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M2.5 earthquake 10 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas on Sun, Oct 20, 2019, 10:39 AM CDT (15:39 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
2.5 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-20 15:39:00 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.285° N, 103.582° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.810 km S of Toyah, Texas · 2538 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2537 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.617 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2536 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.017 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2534 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.614 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2531 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2526 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.526 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2522 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.525 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2518 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.660 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2513 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2512 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2511 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2505 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.644 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2503 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.514 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 2503 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2503 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2503 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2500 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2499 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 3.011 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2488 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  22. 1.616 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2482 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 3.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.911 km S of Coyanosa, Texas · 2480 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2480 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.8western Texas · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.69 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2545 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.831 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2546 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2547 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2550 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2552 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2552 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.65 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2558 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.33 km S of Pecos, Texas · 2561 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.921 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2563 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

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