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Earthquakes in Texas

In the last 30 days there were 32 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Texas, and 1 in the last 24 hours. The strongest was a magnitude 3.8, 49 km NW of Toyah, Texas, on 2026-10-21.

Earthquakes M2.5+ in Texas

Last 24 hours1
Last 7 days10
Last 30 days32
Last year282
Last 5 years1,871

M1+ in the last 7 days: 110. Methodology

Fig. 1Earthquakes per month, M2.5+ in Texas

530 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Texas in the last 24 months. The busiest month was Jun 2025, with 32.

01 — Latest

Latest earthquakes in Texas

Latest magnitude 2.5+ earthquakes in Texas in the last 30 days
Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
2.7	8 km W of Hallettsville, Texas	depth 3 km	Oct 25, 19:54 UTC
2.5	50 km NW of Toyah, Texas	depth 7 km	Oct 21, 13:10 UTC
3.8	49 km NW of Toyah, Texas	depth 6 km	Oct 21, 12:45 UTC
2.5	19 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas	depth 8 km	Oct 20, 20:46 UTC
2.5	20 km NW of Stanton, Texas	depth 9 km	Oct 20, 19:45 UTC
2.5	45 km NW of Toyah, Texas	depth 6 km	Oct 20, 09:44 UTC
3.2	20 km ESE of Pleasanton, Texas	depth 7 km	Oct 20, 06:55 UTC
2.5	19 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas	depth 7 km	Oct 19, 23:21 UTC
2.6	17 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas	depth 8 km	Oct 19, 13:54 UTC
2.5	16 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas	depth 7 km	Oct 19, 09:52 UTC
2.8	19 km S of Nixon, Texas	depth 7 km	Oct 18, 19:12 UTC
3.1	8 km NW of Stanton, Texas	depth 7 km	Oct 17, 22:11 UTC
2.6	21 km ENE of El Indio, Texas	depth 2 km	Oct 17, 16:16 UTC
3.5	24 km WNW of Carrizo Springs, Texas	depth 6 km	Oct 17, 13:30 UTC
2.9	19 km NE of El Indio, Texas	depth 8 km	Oct 17, 07:51 UTC
3.0	41 km NW of Toyah, Texas	depth 8 km	Oct 17, 07:05 UTC
2.6	24 km WNW of Carrizo Springs, Texas	depth 8 km	Oct 16, 20:11 UTC
2.6	20 km WNW of Carrizo Springs, Texas	depth 6 km	Oct 16, 13:09 UTC
2.6	19 km ENE of El Indio, Texas	depth 8 km	Oct 16, 08:51 UTC
2.5	43 km NW of Toyah, Texas	depth 6 km	Oct 15, 20:56 UTC
2.6	14 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas	depth 6 km	Oct 11, 10:57 UTC
3.6	10 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas	depth 3 km	Oct 7, 17:17 UTC
2.7	8 km ESE of Smiley, Texas	depth 7 km	Oct 6, 12:25 UTC
2.6	12 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas	depth 7 km	Oct 5, 17:24 UTC
2.7	21 km NNW of Midland, Texas	depth 11 km	Oct 5, 12:27 UTC

02 — Questions

Earthquakes in Texas, answered

Was there an earthquake in Texas today?

Yes. USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Texas in the last 24 hours. The table above lists the latest with times and depths.

How many earthquakes does Texas have each year?

Over the last five years there were 1,871 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Texas, an average of 374 a year. 282 occurred in the last 12 months.

What was the strongest earthquake in Texas in five years?

A magnitude 5.4 on Nov 16, 2022, 21:32 UTC, Coalson Draw, Texas. See this earthquake

An earthquake belongs to the state USGS names in its location. Counts describe past activity and are not a forecast. Source: USGS.

03 — Cities

Cities in Texas

Earthquakes within 100 km of cities in Texas
City	Last year	Last 5 years
San Antonio	51	203
Midland	91	386
Abilene	8	137
Odessa	122	444
New Braunfels	15	153
Schertz	22	171
Cibolo	21	164
Big Spring	107	554
Seguin	22	164
West Odessa	121	417
Converse	38	189
Universal City	23	172
Live Oak	26	172