Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near George West, TX

Yes: an earthquake was likely felt in George West in the last 24 hours. M 3.2, 101 km (63 mi) NW of George West, at 3:20 am CST on 12 November 2026 (09:20 UTC); the estimated shaking in George West was intensity II (weak).

M 2.6

Latest: 11:52 pm CDT on 4 October 2022 · 24 km (15 mi) NNW of George West, TX

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near George West was M 2.6, 24 km (15 mi) NNW of George West, TX, at 11:52 pm CDT on 4 October 2022, 5 km deep. The estimated shaking in George West was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 20 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near George West since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of George West in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours: 0
Last 7 days: 0
Last 30 days: 1 · since 2016, about one every 2 months
Last 12 months: 19 · largest M 2.4 on 14 May 2026
Since 2016: 86 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016: M 3.1 on 25 January 2019, 28 km (17 mi) N of George West, TX
Reported felt: 2 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 24 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 5 minutes ago · this page 11:54 UTC · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. Too few days here have any earthquake at all to draw a normal range.

The latest 50

1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNW of George West, TX Oct 22, 2026
7:06 am CDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) NNW of George West, TX Aug 23, 2026
5:50 am CDT
1.5 23 km (15 mi) NNW of George West, TX Jun 4, 2026
2:59 am CDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) NNW of George West, TX Jun 1, 2026
8:43 am CDT
1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNW of George West, TX Jun 1, 2026
3:06 am CDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNW of George West, TX May 21, 2026
1:46 am CDT
1.5 21 km (13 mi) N of George West, TX May 17, 2026
3:15 am CDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) NNW of George West, TX May 17, 2026
12:16 am CDT
2.3 21 km (13 mi) NNW of George West, TX May 16, 2026
10:29 pm CDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) NNW of George West, TX May 16, 2026
5:07 am CDT
2.0 23 km (14 mi) NNW of George West, TX May 16, 2026
4:00 am CDT
2.4 22 km (14 mi) NNW of George West, TX May 14, 2026
10:35 pm CDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) NNW of George West, TX May 13, 2026
1:01 pm CDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) NNW of George West, TX May 13, 2026
5:06 am CDT
2.1 21 km (13 mi) NNW of George West, TX Mar 18, 2026
10:18 am CDT
1.5 20 km (12 mi) NNW of George West, TX Mar 3, 2026
11:40 am CST
2.2 22 km (14 mi) NNW of George West, TX Feb 16, 2026
12:03 am CST
1.7 21 km (13 mi) NW of George West, TX Feb 9, 2026
2:30 pm CST
1.8 21 km (13 mi) NNW of George West, TX Feb 8, 2026
9:15 am CST
1.8 23 km (14 mi) NNW of George West, TX Jun 30, 2025
6:17 am CDT
2.6 24 km (15 mi) NNW of George West, TX Oct 4, 2022
11:52 pm CDT
1.5 30 km (18 mi) NNW of George West, TX Aug 7, 2022
11:44 pm CDT
1.7 30 km (18 mi) NNW of George West, TX Aug 5, 2022
12:27 pm CDT
1.7 30 km (18 mi) NNW of George West, TX Aug 5, 2022
9:59 am CDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) NNW of George West, TX Jul 3, 2022
4:19 pm CDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) NNW of George West, TX Apr 22, 2022
4:21 am CDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) N of George West, TX Mar 31, 2022
12:42 pm CDT
2.3 25 km (15 mi) NNW of George West, TX Mar 12, 2022
4:56 pm CST
1.5 20 km (13 mi) N of George West, TX Feb 21, 2022
4:56 pm CST
1.6 19 km (12 mi) NNW of George West, TX May 28, 2021
3:17 am CDT
2.0 23 km (14 mi) N of George West, TX May 28, 2021
1:56 am CDT
1.9 20 km (12 mi) N of George West, TX May 14, 2021
7:47 pm CDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) NNW of George West, TX May 14, 2021
1:37 pm CDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) N of George West, TX Feb 27, 2021
3:36 am CST
1.8 23 km (14 mi) N of George West, TX Nov 19, 2020
1:24 pm CST
2.2 24 km (15 mi) N of George West, TX Nov 19, 2020
1:22 pm CST
2.4 25 km (15 mi) N of George West, TX Oct 11, 2020
10:16 am CDT
2.5 27 km (17 mi) N of George West, TX Mar 10, 2020
11:43 pm CDT
2.7 23 km (14 mi) NNW of George West, TX Feb 8, 2020
10:24 pm CST
2.7 23 km (14 mi) NNW of George West, TX Oct 31, 2019
7:37 am CDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) N of George West, TX Oct 19, 2019
10:45 pm CDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) N of George West, TX Aug 6, 2019
11:58 am CDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) N of George West, TX Aug 6, 2019
4:43 am CDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) N of George West, TX Aug 5, 2019
3:50 am CDT
2.1 25 km (16 mi) N of George West, TX Jun 25, 2019
2:36 am CDT
2.8 24 km (15 mi) NNW of George West, TX Jun 24, 2019
5:05 pm CDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) N of George West, TX May 30, 2019
10:33 am CDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) N of George West, TX May 30, 2019
8:47 am CDT
2.0 23 km (15 mi) N of George West, TX May 30, 2019
6:17 am CDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) N of George West, TX May 23, 2019
5:36 pm CDT

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are George West time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after George West are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is George West; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in George West

The strongest shaking in George West from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.1 on 25 January 2019, 28 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

Magnitude	When	Distance	Shaking in George West (est.)
M 3.1	Jan 25, 2019	28 km	III · Weak
M 2.8	Jun 24, 2019	24 km	III · Weak
M 2.7	Jan 25, 2019	22 km	III · Weak
M 2.7	Feb 8, 2020	23 km	III · Weak
M 2.7	Oct 31, 2019	23 km	III · Weak

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of George West.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Three Rivers 16 km

Be ready

Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.

Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces