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M3.2 earthquake 19 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 19 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas on Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 9:14 AM CDT (14:14 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 49 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-14 14:14:42 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.273° N, 103.365° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
28°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2204 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2204 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2200 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2198 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2194 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.538 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2184 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2177 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2174 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2173 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2171 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.731 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2169 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2165 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2165 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.630 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2164 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2161 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.846 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2160 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 3.013 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2159 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2157 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2157 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2157 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.223 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2155 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 3.126 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2155 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.725 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2208 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2212 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.748 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2216 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.847 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2218 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2219 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.847 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2220 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.547 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2220 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.145 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2220 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.347 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2220 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2222 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.531 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2228 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 2230 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.431 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2231 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.630 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.523 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2235 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bn0p. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC.