Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 17 km S of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 17 km S of Lindsay, Texas on Wed, Dec 8, 2021, 11:12 AM CST (17:12 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-08 17:12:20 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.215° N, 103.536° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
26

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 151 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1751 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1751 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.026 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.625 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1748 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 4.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1745 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 12
  28. 2.235 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.217 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.2western Texas · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.324 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.524 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1741 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.337 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.825 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1736 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1735 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1735 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1735 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.132 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.631 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.031 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1754 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1754 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1754 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1754 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.3western Texas · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021yaip. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC.