Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SE of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Lindsay, Texas on Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 1:26 PM CDT (18:26 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-04 18:26:55 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.337° N, 103.486° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
22

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.722 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.531 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2000 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.514 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1999 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.913 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.530 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 1999 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.96 km W of Pecos, Texas · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.040 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1999 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.74 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1998 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.82 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 1998 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1997 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.0western Texas · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.926 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.563 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.215 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2003 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021gpih. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.