Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas on Fri, Oct 8, 2021, 8:17 AM CDT (13:17 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-08 13:17:04 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.178° N, 103.484° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
62°
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: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1813 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.150 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.250 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.152 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.027 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1807 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 3.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.641 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 3.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 3.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.434 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1803 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.032 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.86 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1803 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1802 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.260 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.06 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1800 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.02 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1799 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.337 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 3.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.115 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1796 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1796 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.952 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.123 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.3western Texas · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.023 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1817 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1817 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.1western Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021tspd. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.