M1.5 earthquake 24 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas on Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 12:03 PM CST (18:03 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 49 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- TX
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-18 18:03:49 UTC
- Depth
- -0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.164° N, 103.452° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 12
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 167 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.513 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 259 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.833 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 259 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.332 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 259 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 259 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 259 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.431 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.613 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.859 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 258 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.623 km SW of Mentone, Texas · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.135 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.314 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.859 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 256 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.510 km SSE of Coyanosa, Texas · 256 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
- 1.517 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 256 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.48 km S of Coyanosa, Texas · 256 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 256 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.533 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 255 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 255 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.735 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 255 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.621 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.454 km W of Mentone, Texas · 253 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.955 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 253 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.954 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 253 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 253 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.755 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.67 km ENE of Toyah, Texas · 252 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.148 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 252 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 252 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.833 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 252 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.432 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 252 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.717 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.717 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
- 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.617 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 249 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.916 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 260 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.717 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 260 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.417 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 260 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 260 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 260 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 260 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 260 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 260 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 260 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 260 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 260 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 260 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.618 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 261 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.032 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 261 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 261 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 261 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.332 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 261 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.132 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 261 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.710 km E of Toyah, Texas · 261 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 261 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026bgpgvi. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.