Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas on Mon, Mar 2, 2020, 6:34 AM CST (12:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 41 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-02 12:34:29 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.339° N, 103.519° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.526 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2399 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.723 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2399 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.451 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 2396 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.720 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2391 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2389 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.6western Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2383 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2383 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.932 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.032 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 23
  15. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.642 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 5.041 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1,468
  19. 3.241 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 35
  20. 3.042 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  21. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 21
  22. 2.743 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 3.544 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 3.142 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2376 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2372 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.63 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2371 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2370 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 3.328 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2369 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  32. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2359 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 3.030 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  37. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2357 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2356 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.635 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2351 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2342 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2407 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2411 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.723 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2412 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.626 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 2413 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.625 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2415 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  7. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2415 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.710 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.234 km WNW of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.721 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2421 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.815 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 2421 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.563 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2422 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2423 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2424 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.6western Texas · 2425 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2427 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2427 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600087uk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC.