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M1.7 earthquake 8 km NW of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Lindsay, Texas on Mon, Aug 24, 2026, 8:35 PM CDT (01:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 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
2026-08-25 01:35:12 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.426° N, 103.605° 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, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
19

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

After

  1. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 37 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 36 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.528 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 36 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.611 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 36 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 3.016 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 36 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.412 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.623 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 36 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.816 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 35 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 34 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 34 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 34 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 34 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 34 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 34 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.022 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 34 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 33 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.816 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 33 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.616 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 33 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 38 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.556 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 38 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 38 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.139 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 38 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.150 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 38 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 38 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 38 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 38 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 39 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 39 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 39 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 39 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 39 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 41 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026qrinrd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.