Has there ever been an earthquake in Texas?
Yes. The USGS catalog lists 4,651 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more inside Texas since 1900. The largest is magnitude 6.3, on August 16, 1931, and the latest is magnitude 3.7, on October 28, 2026.
Magnitude 3 or more by decade
Texas earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more, by decade
The largest
| Aug 16, 1931 | 6.3 | The 1931 Valentine, Texas Earthquake |
| Apr 14, 1995 | 5.7 | 13 km NW of Marathon, Texas |
| May 4, 2025 | 5.4 | 59 km S of Whites City, New Mexico |
| Nov 16, 2022 | 5.4 | Coalson Draw, Texas |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 5.2 | Coalson Draw, Texas |
| Dec 16, 2022 | 5.2 | Range Hill, Texas |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 5.1 | 2024 North of Tarzan, Texas Earthquake |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 5.1 | 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 5.0 | 38 km SSE of Spearman, Texas |
| Feb 15, 2025 | 5.0 | 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas |
| Mar 26, 2020 | 5.0 | 41 km W of Mentone, Texas |
| Jul 23, 2024 | 4.9 | 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas |
| Jul 21, 2022 | 4.9 | 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico |
| Jul 30, 1925 | 4.9 | Near Panhandle, Texas |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 4.8 | 26 km SW of Ackerly, Texas |
| May 17, 2012 | 4.8 | 3 km NE of Timpson, Texas |
| Oct 20, 2011 | 4.8 | 14 km SSW of Falls City, Texas |
| Aug 1, 1975 | 4.8 | 24 km WNW of Toyah, Texas |
| Feb 18, 2025 | 4.7 | 52 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico |
| Feb 16, 2023 | 4.7 | 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas |
| Nov 24, 2022 | 4.7 | 34 km WSW of Mentone, Texas |
| Jan 30, 2025 | 4.6 | 18 km ENE of Falls City, Texas |
| Jun 1, 2022 | 4.6 | 53 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 4.6 | 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico |
| Dec 28, 2021 | 4.6 | 17 km N of Stanton, Texas |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 4.5 | 13 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas |
| Feb 17, 2024 | 4.5 | 3 km SSW of Falls City, Texas |
| Nov 24, 2022 | 4.5 | western Texas |
| Aug 11, 2022 | 4.5 | 54 km S of Whites City, New Mexico |
| Mar 17, 2021 | 4.5 | 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico |
| Mar 12, 1948 | 4.5 | 18 km N of Dalhart, Texas |
| Jul 23, 2024 | 4.4 | 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 4.4 | 21 km N of Stanton, Texas |
| Sep 1, 2022 | 4.4 | 38 km WSW of Mentone, Texas |
| Dec 16, 2021 | 4.4 | 35 km NW of Toyah, Texas |
| Jun 25, 2021 | 4.4 | 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico |
| Jun 16, 1978 | 4.4 | 30 km SW of Jayton, Texas |
| Jun 20, 1936 | 4.4 | 14 km SSE of Lefors, Texas |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 4.3 | 23 km SW of Snyder, Texas |
| Oct 12, 2025 | 4.3 | 5 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas |
| Feb 17, 2024 | 4.3 | 3 km S of Falls City, Texas |
| Jun 6, 2022 | 4.3 | 52 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico |
| Jun 1, 2022 | 4.3 | western Texas |
| Mar 5, 2022 | 4.3 | 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico |
| Sep 23, 2021 | 4.3 | 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas |
| Sep 8, 2021 | 4.3 | 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico |
| Sep 3, 2021 | 4.3 | 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico |
| Jul 28, 2021 | 4.3 | 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.3 | 34 km NNE of Skellytown, Texas |
| Sep 2, 2013 | 4.3 | 3 km WNW of Timpson, Texas |