EARTHQUAKES · TEXNET CATALOG
Earthquakes in Texas
Every located event in the TexNet catalog, with the county areas where they cluster. Most of the recent activity sits over the Permian's deep disposal zones. How TexNet locates events →The disposal side →A year of events on the map →
TexNet located 2,237 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more in Texas in the last twelve months, 17% more than the year before, 169 of them magnitude 3 or more.
The most recent event of magnitude 3.5 or more was a M3.7 on October 28, 2026, 55 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico.
Culberson County's area had the most M2+ events over the last two years, 1,895, ahead of Reeves with 985.
The largest event in the catalog, which starts in 2017, was M5.4; 10 events have reached magnitude 5.
- 2,237
- M2+ events, last 12 months +17%
- 169
- M3+ events, last 12 months
- M5.4
- largest since 2017
- 10
- M5+ events, all time
M2+ events, by month
LAST FIVE YEARS · CATALOG THROUGH NOV 2, 2026
Last 12 months 2,102 · prior 12 1,897(+11%)
M2–2.9M3+month with an M4+ event; M5+ labelled, hover for the rest
Most active county areas
M2+ events in the last two years inside each county's located-permit footprint, padded 0.1°. Events carry no county, so border clusters count toward more than one. Each area has its own page with monthly counts, magnitudes, and the disposal wells beside them.
By magnitude
M2+ events in the last twelve months, in half-magnitude steps. Each step up is about 32 times the energy.
- M2.0–2.41,587
- M2.5–2.9481
- M3.0–3.4124
- M3.5–3.940
- M4.0–4.43
- M4.5–4.91
- M5.0–5.41
Largest on record
- M5.4 59 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMay 4, 2025
- M5.4 Coalson Draw, TexasNov 16, 2022
- M5.2 Coalson Draw, TexasNov 8, 2023
- M5.2 Range Hill, TexasDec 16, 2022
- M5.1 2024 North of Tarzan, Texas EarthquakeSep 17, 2024
- M5.1 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, TexasJul 26, 2024
- M5.1 8 km NW of Prague, OklahomaFeb 3, 2024
- M5.0 38 km SSE of Spearman, TexasJul 23, 2026
- M5.0 53 km NW of Toyah, TexasFeb 15, 2025
- M5.0 41 km W of Mentone, TexasMar 26, 2020
By year
The catalog begins in 2017, when the TexNet network came online; the current year is partial.
| Year | M2+ | M3+ | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,953 | 148 | M5.0 |
| 2025 | 1,923 | 156 | M5.4 |
| 2024 | 2,235 | 222 | M5.1 |
| 2023 | 2,743 | 231 | M5.2 |
| 2022 | 2,800 | 243 | M5.4 |
| 2021 | 2,481 | 240 | M4.6 |
| 2020 | 827 | 119 | M5.0 |
| 2019 | 993 | 77 | M4.4 |
| 2018 | 766 | 168 | M4.6 |
| 2017 | 1,017 | 244 | M4.3 |
Read next
- Produced water and disposal, statewide → The injection side of the same counties.
- How TexNet locates and reviews events →
- How disposal is permitted and reported →
- Culberson County area → 1,895 M2+ in two years
- Reeves County area → 985 M2+ in two years
- Loving County area → 420 M2+ in two years
- Frio County area → 412 M2+ in two years
- Martin County area → 293 M2+ in two years
TexNet catalog · times in Central
Recent events of magnitude 3.5 or more
| When | Mag | Where | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026, 4:27 PM | 3.7 | 55 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico | 6.1 km |
| Oct 21, 2026, 7:45 AM | 3.8 | 49 km NW of Toyah, Texas | 6.1 km |
| Oct 17, 2026, 8:30 AM | 3.5 | 24 km WNW of Carrizo Springs, Texas | 6.0 km |
| Oct 14, 2026, 5:55 PM | 3.6 | 18 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico | 9.5 km |
| Oct 13, 2026, 5:39 PM | 3.6 | 23 km WSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico | 10.0 km |
| Oct 11, 2026, 3:04 AM | 4.0 | 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico | 5.9 km |
| Oct 7, 2026, 9:21 PM | 3.6 | 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico | 6.1 km |
| Oct 7, 2026, 12:17 PM | 3.6 | 10 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas | 2.5 km |
| Sep 24, 2026, 3:36 AM | 3.6 | 32 km SW of Garden City, Texas | 5.5 km |
| Sep 5, 2026, 9:46 AM | 3.6 | 26 km SW of Garden City, Texas | 6.8 km |
| Sep 1, 2026, 9:26 AM | 3.6 | 12 km SW of Falls City, Texas | 8.6 km |
| Jul 27, 2026, 6:23 PM | 3.5 | 16 km SSW of Goldsmith, Texas | 9.9 km |
| Jul 23, 2026, 12:15 PM | 3.9 | 23 km NW of Westbrook, Texas | 7.7 km |
| Jul 23, 2026, 5:21 AM | 5.0 | 38 km SSE of Spearman, Texas | 5.7 km |
| Jul 12, 2026, 3:52 PM | 3.6 | 11 km SSE of Dilley, Texas | 6.8 km |
About this data
TexNet catalog (UT Bureau of Economic Geology), located events, refreshed daily and complete through Nov 2, 2026. County areas are rebuilt nightly from each county's located-permit footprint.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/earthquakes/tx, documented in the API reference.