Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 19 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 19 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas on Mon, May 18, 2020, 8:15 AM CDT (13:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-18 13:15:40 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.278° N, 103.361° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
27°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.022 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2324 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.14 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2324 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.2western Texas · 2310 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.652 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 2309 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2305 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.947 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2304 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2303 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2298 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2292 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.415 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2291 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2291 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.815 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2288 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2287 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.6western Texas · 2284 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.79 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2280 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2272 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2271 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.69 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2269 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.043 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2332 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2332 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2339 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2345 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.635 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2353 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009jpe. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:06 PM UTC.