Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km S of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km S of Lindsay, Texas on Mon, Sep 23, 2024, 1:27 AM CDT (06:27 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-09-23 06:27:39 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.211° N, 103.525° 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, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
11

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.658 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 739 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 737 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.532 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 737 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.332 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 737 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 737 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 737 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 737 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 737 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.728 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 737 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 737 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.233 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.233 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.632 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.532 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.532 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.732 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.232 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.932 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.532 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.632 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.932 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.432 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.832 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.632 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.632 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.632 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 3.234 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 736 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 736 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 3.739 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 3.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.140 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 736 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 735 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 735 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 735 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.635 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 735 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.835 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 735 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.835 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 735 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 735 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 734 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.933 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 734 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.750 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 734 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 733 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.522 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 732 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 732 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 732 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 732 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 732 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.511 km N of Toyah, Texas · 739 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 740 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 740 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 740 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 740 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 741 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 741 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.361 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.032 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.612 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 743 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 743 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.815 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 744 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ssmp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC.