Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km SW of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Lindsay, Texas on Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 1:30 PM CST (19:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-23 19:30:49 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.317° N, 103.611° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.130 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.915 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.816 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2040 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.835 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.660 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.8western Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.052 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.932 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2037 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.534 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2037 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.537 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.452 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.6western Texas · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.6western Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.832 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.447 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.6western Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.352 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021duih. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.