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M1.7 earthquake 5 km SE of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Lindsay, Texas on Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 4:41 AM CDT (09:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-10-12 09:41:55 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.335° N, 103.501° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
30

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

After

  1. 1.754 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 356 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.92 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 356 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 356 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 355 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 355 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 355 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 355 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 355 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 355 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 355 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 355 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.319 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 354 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.927 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 353 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.721 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.125 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 353 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 352 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.09 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 352 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.518 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 352 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.352 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 352 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 352 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.825 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 352 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.925 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.349 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 351 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 351 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.617 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 350 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.834 km WNW of Fort Stockton, Texas · 350 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.526 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.026 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.627 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.617 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 350 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 357 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 357 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.260 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 357 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 357 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.739 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 357 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 357 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.839 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 357 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 357 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 357 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.648 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 357 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 357 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.154 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 357 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 357 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 358 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 358 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.249 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 359 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 359 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.535 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 359 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 359 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 359 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ucbnch. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:57 PM UTC.