Earthquakes in Texas

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125 quakes in the last 7 days in Texas. Normal for here is 31 to 118 in a week.

Compared against Texas's own 10 years · USGS catalogue · updated 2026-09-26 08:45:05 UTC

The last 30 days

Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M2.5–M3.1), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

Latest nearby

No earthquakes have been recorded in Texas in the period we currently hold. That is a real answer, not a missing one — quiet places exist.

Live, refreshed every 60 seconds · USGS · updated 2026-09-26 22:21:43 UTC

Where this is

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Centre 30.677, -97.828 — the mean of this state’s place centroids, from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Activity is measured within 50 km of it.

Largest on record nearby

Magnitude	When	Where
M 5.8	2016-09-03	14 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma
M 5.4	2022-11-16	Coalson Draw, Texas
M 5.4	2025-05-04	59 km S of Whites City, New Mexico
M 5.2	2023-11-08	Coalson Draw, Texas
M 5.2	2022-12-16	Range Hill, Texas
M 5.1	2024-09-17	2024 North of Tarzan, Texas Earthquake
M 5.1	2024-07-26	17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas
M 5.1	2016-02-13	18 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · within 50 km of the centre above.

Counties in Texas

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