Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas on Fri, May 7, 2021, 11:03 PM CDT (04:03 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-08 04:03:15 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.270° N, 103.483° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
21

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. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 216
  10. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.728 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.838 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.148 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.8western Texas · 1965 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.822 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.3western Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.2western Texas · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.329 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 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 · 80 km away
  58. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.224 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.2western Texas · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.263 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.414 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1970 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.813 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.661 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.625 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1972 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

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