Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km NW of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Lindsay, Texas on Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 1:19 AM CDT (06:19 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 35 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-20 06:19:33 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.408° N, 103.595° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
104°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.064 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.260 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.06 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1801 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.02 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1800 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.337 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 3.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.160 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.061 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.115 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1797 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.952 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1797 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1796 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.2western Texas · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.5western Texas · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.352 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.459 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.032 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.434 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.641 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021unzk. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.