Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas on Mon, May 24, 2021, 12:23 AM CDT (05:23 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2021-05-24 05:23:45 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.170° N, 103.418° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
15

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.153 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.337 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.636 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.828 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.936 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1950 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.6western Texas · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.630 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.449 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.820 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1948 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.537 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1947 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.213 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.512 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.111 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.226 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.3western Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.034 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1945 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.724 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.69 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.6western Texas · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.733 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1943 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 3.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 3.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.521 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.8western Texas · 1952 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.027 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.821 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.918 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.731 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021kbrq. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC.