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Earthquakes near Poteet, TX

Yes: an earthquake was likely felt in Poteet in the last 24 hours. M 3.2, 41 km (25 mi) WSW of Poteet, at 3:20 am CST on 12 November 2026 (09:20 UTC); the estimated shaking in Poteet was intensity III (weak).

M 3.8

Latest: 1:27 pm CST on 18 November 2024 · 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Poteet was M 3.8, 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX, at 1:27 pm CST on 18 November 2024, 7 km deep. 16 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Poteet was intensity IV (light), felt indoors by most people; dishes and windows rattle. 25 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Poteet since; the newest is first in the list below.

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

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
0 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 1.3
Last 12 months
4 · largest M 2.0 on 22 May 2026
Since 2016
173 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.8 on 18 November 2024, 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
Reported felt
12 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · 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

Oct 14 Oct 29 Nov 12
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. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Poteet, TX
  2. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  3. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SE of Poteet, TX
  4. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Poteet, TX
  5. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  6. 1.6 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  7. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  8. 1.8 13 km (8 mi) S of Poteet, TX · felt by 1
  9. 1.5 17 km (11 mi) S of Poteet, TX
  10. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  11. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  12. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  13. 1.6 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  14. 1.5 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  15. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  16. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  17. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  18. 1.7 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  19. 1.8 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  20. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  21. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  22. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  23. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  24. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  25. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  26. 3.8 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX · felt by 16
  27. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  28. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  29. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  30. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  31. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  32. 1.6 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  33. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  34. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  35. 2.7 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX · felt by 2
  36. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  37. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  38. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  39. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  40. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  41. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  42. 1.5 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  43. 2.5 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  44. 2.3 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  45. 3.4 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX · felt by 14
  46. 2.3 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  47. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  48. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  49. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX
  50. 2.7 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Poteet, TX · felt by 1

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 Poteet time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Poteet are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in Poteet

The strongest shaking in Poteet from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 3.8 on 18 November 2024, 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.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Poteet (est.)
M 3.8 28 kmIV · Light · felt by 16
M 3.8 29 kmIV · Light · felt by 55
M 3.7 29 kmIII · Weak · felt by 29
M 3.4 29 kmIII · Weak · felt by 14
M 3.1 28 kmIII · Weak · felt by 14

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 Poteet.

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

Nearby towns

Pleasanton 12 km · Jourdanton 14 km · Charlotte 24 km

Be ready

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