Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km NW of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Lindsay, Texas on Mon, Jan 9, 2023, 3:16 AM CST (09:16 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-09 09:16:26 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.399° N, 103.568° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
20

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. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.96 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1360 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.156 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.88 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1360 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.810 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1359 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.58 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1359 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.8western Texas · 1359 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1358 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1358 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1358 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.314 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1358 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.938 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1358 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1357 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.526 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.559 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1357 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.551 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.833 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1356 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1356 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1356 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.5western Texas · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.29 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1361 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.856 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.514 km NE of Barstow, Texas · 1361 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.618 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1361 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.5western Texas · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023apil. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC.