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Texas Earthquake History
Since July 30, 1925, the USGS has recorded 25 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater in Texas. The strongest was M 5.8.
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Strongest in Texas
M 5.8 · The 1931 Valentine, Texas EarthquakeAugust 16, 1931M 5.7 · 13 km NW of Marathon, TexasApril 14, 1995M 5.4 · Coalson Draw, TexasNovember 16, 2022M 5.2 · Coalson Draw, TexasNovember 8, 2023M 5.2 · Range Hill, TexasDecember 16, 2022M 5.1 · 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, TexasJuly 26, 2024M 5.1 · 2024 North of Tarzan, Texas EarthquakeSeptember 17, 2024M 5.0 · 53 km NW of Toyah, TexasFebruary 15, 2025M 5.0 · 41 km W of Mentone, TexasMarch 26, 2020M 5.0 · 38 km SSE of Spearman, TexasJuly 23, 2026
All recorded earthquakes
M 5.0 mlJuly 23, 2026
38 km SSE of Spearman, Texas · depth 6 km
M 4.8 mlFebruary 28, 2025
26 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · depth 7 km
M 5.0 mlFebruary 15, 2025
53 km NW of Toyah, Texas · depth 6 km
M 4.6 mlJanuary 30, 2025
18 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · depth 7 km
M 5.1 mlSeptember 17, 2024
2024 North of Tarzan, Texas Earthquake · depth 6 km
M 4.5 mlJuly 27, 2024
13 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · depth 3 km
M 5.1 mlJuly 26, 2024
17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · depth 3 km
M 4.9 mlJuly 23, 2024
17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · depth 3 km
M 4.5 mlFebruary 17, 2024
3 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · depth 7 km
M 5.2 ml(texnet)November 8, 2023
Coalson Draw, Texas · depth 7 km
M 4.7 mlFebruary 16, 2023
15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · depth 8 km
M 5.2 mlDecember 16, 2022
Range Hill, Texas · depth 8 km
M 4.7 mlNovember 24, 2022
34 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · depth 8 km
M 4.5 mlNovember 24, 2022
western Texas · depth 7 km
M 5.4 mlNovember 16, 2022
Coalson Draw, Texas · depth 7 km
M 4.6 mlDecember 28, 2021
17 km N of Stanton, Texas · depth 8 km
M 5.0 mwwMarch 26, 2020
41 km W of Mentone, Texas · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mwrMay 17, 2012
3 km NE of Timpson, Texas · depth 5 km
M 4.8 mwrOctober 20, 2011
14 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · depth 5 km
M 5.7 mwApril 14, 1995
13 km NW of Marathon, Texas · depth 18 km
M 4.8 mbAugust 1, 1975
24 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · depth 5 km
M 4.5 mbFebruary 15, 1974
14 km NE of Perryton, Texas · depth 24 km
M 4.5 faMarch 12, 1948
18 km N of Dalhart, Texas · depth 5 km
M 5.8 lgAugust 16, 1931
The 1931 Valentine, Texas Earthquake · depth 1 km
M 4.9 faJuly 30, 1925
9 km NE of Panhandle, Texas
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program. Older and smaller earthquakes are under-counted relative to recent decades as instrumentation improved. A record of past shaking is not a forecast. See About the Data.