Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 21 km W of Garden City, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 21 km W of Garden City, Texas on Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 1:30 AM CDT (06:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 17 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 1:30 AM CDT
UTC: 2026-08-13 06:30:25 UTC
Depth: 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 31.845° N, 101.710° W
Region: Texas
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Station coverage gap: 55°
Stations used: 102

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 since this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026pvrppd (also filed as us6000tke5). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.