Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 26 km SE of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 26 km SE of Lindsay, Texas on Thu, Feb 20, 2020, 4:30 AM CST (10:30 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-20 10:30:13 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.193° N, 103.355° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2413 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.83 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.526 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2400 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.723 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2400 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.451 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 2397 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.720 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2392 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2389 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.6western Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2383 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.932 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.032 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 23
  13. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.642 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 5.041 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1,468
  17. 3.241 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 35
  18. 3.042 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 6
  19. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 21
  20. 2.743 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 3.544 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 3.142 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2376 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.63 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 3.328 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 3.030 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.625 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2416 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.710 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.234 km WNW of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.721 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2422 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.815 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 2422 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.820 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2433 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2434 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2434 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2434 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  13. 3.4western Texas · 2435 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.821 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2435 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2436 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2437 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.612 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70007thh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.