Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas on Tue, May 4, 2021, 9:13 AM CDT (14:13 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 56 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
2021-05-04 14:13:57 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.302° N, 103.420° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
20

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.414 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1970 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.2western Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.912 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.728 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.838 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.148 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.8western Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.822 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.3western Texas · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.2western Texas · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.329 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.532 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.224 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.661 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1971 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.625 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1972 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.452 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.026 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.927 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.926 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.733 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.826 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1974 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021irvb. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.