Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas on Tue, Jul 13, 2021, 3:49 AM CDT (08:49 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-13 08:49:56 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.267° N, 103.582° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
53°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.612 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1901 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.635 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1898 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1898 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.365 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1897 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1897 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 3.113 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.113 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1897 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.613 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1897 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1897 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.658 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1897 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1897 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.28 km ENE of Barstow, Texas · 1897 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.764 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1897 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1896 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1896 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1896 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.616 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.18 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1896 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1896 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1896 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1896 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1902 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1902 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.713 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1902 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.760 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.834 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.827 km SSE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021npho. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.