Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km NE of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Lindsay, Texas on Thu, Jan 5, 2023, 2:55 PM CST (20:55 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-01-05 20:55:23 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.380° N, 103.529° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
10

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. 2.8western Texas · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.0western Texas · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.97 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.1western Texas · 1364 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.5western Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.618 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1363 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.514 km NE of Barstow, Texas · 1363 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.856 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 3.29 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1362 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1362 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1362 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.94 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1362 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.96 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1362 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.156 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1362 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.551 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.649 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1367 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.4western Texas · 1367 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.357 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.5western Texas · 1367 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1367 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1367 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1367 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023aixl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.