Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas on Wed, Apr 7, 2021, 2:45 PM CDT (19:45 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-07 19:45:10 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.400° N, 103.560° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
19

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. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.82 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 2000 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1999 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.0western Texas · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.964 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.460 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.414 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1997 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.821 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.7western Texas · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.0western Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.056 km S of Whites City, NM · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.040 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2001 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.96 km W of Pecos, Texas · 2001 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.530 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2001 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.913 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 2001 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.514 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2002 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2002 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.531 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2002 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2002 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021guxk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.