Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km S of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km S of Lindsay, Texas on Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 10:32 PM CDT (03:32 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-23 03:32:33 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.209° N, 103.523° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
23

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.017 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2535 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.614 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2532 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2528 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.526 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2524 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2522 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2522 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.525 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2519 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.660 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2514 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2513 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2513 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2507 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.644 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2504 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.514 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 2504 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2504 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2504 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2501 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 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 · 2484 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2482 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.911 km S of Coyanosa, Texas · 2482 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2481 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.519 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2479 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.818 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2479 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2538 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.810 km S of Toyah, Texas · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.510 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.8western Texas · 2541 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2541 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.69 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2547 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.831 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2547 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2549 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2551 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2553 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2553 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.65 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2559 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.33 km S of Pecos, Texas · 2562 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.921 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2565 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

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