Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km E of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km E of Lindsay, Texas on Thu, May 21, 2020, 11:06 PM CDT (04:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-22 04:06:09 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.372° N, 103.493° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2323 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2323 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2314 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.2western Texas · 2309 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.652 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 2309 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2305 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.947 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2303 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2302 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2297 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2291 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2291 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.415 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2291 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2291 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2290 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.815 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2288 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2287 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2284 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.6western Texas · 2283 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2280 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.79 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2280 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2279 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2279 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 3.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2272 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2270 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.69 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2269 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.716 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2266 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2324 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.022 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2324 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.519 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2327 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.043 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2332 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2332 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2333 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2334 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2338 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2339 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2345 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2345 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.635 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2352 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009n0c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.