Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas on Fri, Jan 31, 2025, 12:44 AM CST (06:44 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-01-31 06:44:33 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.354° N, 103.454° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
17

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. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 605 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 605 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.051 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 605 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 605 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 605 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.438 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 604 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 604 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 604 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 604 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.618 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 603 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 603 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 603 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 603 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 603 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 603 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 603 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 602 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 602 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 602 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 602 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 602 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 601 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.533 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 601 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 601 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 601 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 601 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 601 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 601 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 600 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 600 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 599 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.810 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 599 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.948 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 599 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.051 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.620 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 598 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.934 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.238 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.517 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 598 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 597 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 596 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.443 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 596 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.135 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.435 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 607 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 607 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.615 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 607 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 607 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.549 km W of Mentone, Texas · 607 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 607 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.721 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 608 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 608 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 609 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 609 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.617 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 609 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 3.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 609 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.515 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 609 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 609 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025cdil. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.