Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 25 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas on Mon, May 3, 2021, 8:23 AM CDT (13:23 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-03 13:23:49 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.164° N, 103.413° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
14

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 141 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.813 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1973 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.414 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1972 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.912 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1969 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1969 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1969 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.148 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.822 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.2western Texas · 1965 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.329 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.532 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.224 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.226 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1962 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 3.222 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.722 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.322 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.523 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.923 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.623 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.74 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.760 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.514 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.452 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.026 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.927 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.733 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.826 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1976 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.84 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1977 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ipxx. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.