M3.6 earthquake 11 km SSE of Dilley, Texas

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Dilley, Texas on Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.6	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.1 · 24 stations
3.3	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.055 · 87 stations

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 195.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026nqayet (also filed as us7000szxj). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.