M1.5 earthquake 21 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas

Magnitude

1.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 5:50 AM CDT

UTC

2026-09-20 10:50:52 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.183° N, 103.488° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Automatic solution, may be revised

Location uncertainty

About 0.0 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.40

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

19

• Pecos, TexasPopulation 9,517. Forecast27 kmS
• West Odessa, TexasPopulation 22,707. Forecast119 kmSW
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast129 kmSW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast288 kmE

After

1. 1.621 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasSun, Sep 20, 12:46 PM CDT · 41 hr ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
2. 1.711 km W of Balmorhea, TexasSun, Sep 20, 2:37 PM CDT · 40 hr ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
3. 2.048 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Sep 20, 4:37 PM CDT · 38 hr ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Sep 20, 8:39 PM CDT · 34 hr ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
5. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Sep 20, 8:56 PM CDT · 33 hr ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
6. 1.932 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoMon, Sep 21, 7:44 AM CDT · 23 hr ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.56 km NNE of Toyah, TexasMon, Sep 21, 8:12 AM CDT · 22 hr ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
8. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Sep 21, 9:07 AM CDT · 21 hr ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
9. 1.632 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoMon, Sep 21, 9:22 AM CDT · 21 hr ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.632 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoMon, Sep 21, 7:51 PM CDT · 10 hr ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.228 km SE of Balmorhea, TexasMon, Sep 21, 11:37 PM CDT · 7 hr ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Sep 22, 2:36 AM CDT · 4 hr ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
13. 3.157 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Sep 22, 3:04 AM CDT · 3 hr ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

Before

1. 1.651 km WNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Sep 20, 5:23 AM CDT · 2 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
2. 1.627 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Sep 20, 4:45 AM CDT · 2 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.515 km NNE of Balmorhea, TexasSun, Sep 20, 1:06 AM CDT · 2 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
4. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Sep 19, 11:23 PM CDT · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Sep 19, 11:18 PM CDT · 2 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.117 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasSat, Sep 19, 5:20 PM CDT · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
7. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Sep 19, 6:33 AM CDT · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
8. 1.520 km W of Coyanosa, TexasSat, Sep 19, 5:06 AM CDT · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
9. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Sep 19, 2:54 AM CDT · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
10. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 18, 6:13 PM CDT · 4 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.76 km SE of Lindsay, TexasFri, Sep 18, 10:09 AM CDT · 4 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
12. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 18, 5:04 AM CDT · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, TexasThu, Sep 17, 10:21 PM CDT · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
14. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Sep 17, 2:43 PM CDT · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
15. 1.555 km WNW of Toyah, TexasThu, Sep 17, 10:47 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Sep 17, 10:32 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
17. 1.815 km WSW of Balmorhea, TexasThu, Sep 17, 10:29 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
18. 1.51 km ESE of Pyote, TexasThu, Sep 17, 10:22 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
19. 1.623 km W of Toyah, TexasThu, Sep 17, 4:42 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
20. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 17, 4:20 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026sntvmd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.