Texas, United States – Earthquakes

This page summarizes earthquakes in Texas (United States). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M1.6 earthquake near Reeves County on 2026-09-06 10:17:41 UTC. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

Seismic profile â†“

Earthquakes (last 30 days)

660

Max magnitude (last 30 days)

M3.7

Avg magnitude (last 30 days)

M1.78

Avg depth (last 30 days)

4 km

Seismic profile

Analysis period06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026Data as of: 06 Sep 2026 · 09:00 UTC

Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Texas · M ≥ 2.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 1,517 event entries of M2.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 341 days.

Catalogue entries1,51706 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026

Strongest recorded earthquakeM5.0Roberts County ↗

Depth · median4.9 km1,517 events with valid depth

Last 30 days121Previous 30 days: 169

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 2.0

Each bar counts events within the selected period. Hatched months are only partially included.

120

Sep2025

147

Oct2025

158

Nov2025

163

Dec2025

131

Jan2026

114

Feb2026

Mar2026

Apr2026

108

May2026

Jun2026

185

Jul2026

121

Aug2026

Sep2026

View data table

Month	Analysis period	Catalogue entries
September 2025 · Partial month	06 Sep 2025 – 30 Sep 2025	120
October 2025	01 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2025	147
November 2025	01 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2025	158
December 2025	01 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2025	163
January 2026	01 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026	131
February 2026	01 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026	114
March 2026	01 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026	73
April 2026	01 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2026	92
May 2026	01 May 2026 – 31 May 2026	108
June 2026	01 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2026	82
July 2026	01 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2026	185
August 2026	01 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2026	121
September 2026 · Partial month	01 Sep 2026 – 06 Sep 2026	23

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 1,517

M 2.0 – < 3.01,407

M 3.0 – < 4.0105

M 4.0 – < 5.04

M 5.0 – < 6.01

M ≥ 6.00

At what depth did they occur?

1,517 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km1,517

30 – < 70 km0

70 – < 300 km0

300 – 750 km0

0 events without valid depth are excluded here.

Depth · median

Half of the available values lie on either side of the median; ties are possible.

Current period in context

Last 30 days121

Previous 30 days169

Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods124

Same magnitude threshold, separate periods. Differences may also reflect changes in recording. No hazard level or forecast is inferred.

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Events assigned to Texas in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

The interactive map complements the event links on this page.

Marker size and colour indicate magnitude.

Strongest recorded earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0

M5.0

Roberts County

23 Jul 2026 · 10:21 UTC

Depth: 5.7 km · USGS

View event ↗

M4.7

Texas

12 Oct 2025 · 06:09 UTC

Depth: 10.0 km · GFZ

View event ↗

M4.4

Scurry County

26 Jan 2026 · 10:22 UTC

Depth: 10.0 km · GFZ

View event ↗

Data and methodology

Analysis period: 06 Sep 2025 09:00 – 06 Sep 2026 09:00 UTC

Data and methodology

Reports are first reconciled using existing event associations. Additional reports from different sources are consolidated only when every pair is within 5 seconds, 10 km and 0.5 magnitude units, source groups do not overlap and exactly one group matches. Ambiguous cases remain separate. The preferred report determines magnitude, time and area; period and magnitude filters are applied afterwards. The start is included and the end excluded (UTC).

202 additional source reports were consolidated during source reconciliation.

Events assigned to Texas in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

Source reports used

The preferred report of each group is counted. Source priority follows the earthquake list. Different magnitude types and recording gaps limit comparability.

USGS886
EMSC612
ISC17
GFZ2

The profile is recalculated hourly from the earthquake catalogue. Later source revisions may also change historical values.

Data as of: 06 Sep 2026 · 09:32 UTC

Map (last 30 days)

< 2 2–4 4–5 ≥ 5

About Texas

Texas is the most populous state in the Southern United States. It borders the American states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, and New Mexico to the west.

Seismic activity in 2026

In 2026, Texas recorded 4052 earthquakes within United States. The average magnitude was M1.75. The strongest event reached M5.0.

Based on the number of recorded earthquakes in 2026, Texas is currently among the Top 5 most active regions in United States (rank #3 by count).

Located on the North America Plate.

Earthquakes in Texas (last 30 days)

M1.6

Reeves County

2026-09-06 · 10:17 UTC · 5 km

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M1.8

Loving County

2026-09-06 · 08:19 UTC · 4 km

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M1.1

Midland County

2026-09-06 · 07:04 UTC · 1 km

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