Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Sat, Apr 4, 2026, 8:58 AM CDT (13:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km S of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: TX
Local time: Sat, Apr 4, 2026, 8:58 AM CDT
UTC: 2026-04-04 13:58:55 UTC
Depth: 7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.755° N, 100.636° W
Region: Texas
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.1 · 19 stations
2.5	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.088 · 34 stations

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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Station coverage gap: 80°
Stations used: 28

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026gpuiub (also filed as us6000sml6). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC.