Earthquakes in Texas

Most Texas earthquakes are induced — set off by wastewater injected deep underground by oil-and-gas operations, concentrated in the Permian Basin of West Texas and around the Dallas–Fort Worth area. Natural seismicity is low, but injection-driven quakes have grown far more common over the past decade and now occasionally reach magnitudes residents clearly feel.

This page tracks live USGS seismic activity across Texas — 45 cities including Houston, San Antonio, Dallas. The map and list above update continuously; open any city for a closer view with its own recent-quake and felt-radius detail.