Texas earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 21 km N of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 21 km N of Stanton, Texas on Wed, Mar 4, 2026, 9:33 AM CST (15:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.8 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, Mar 4, 2026, 9:33 AM CST
UTC: 2026-03-04 15:33:43 UTC
Depth: 5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.325° N, 101.789° W
Region: Texas
Felt reports: 7
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 6.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Oblique normal
Moment magnitude: 3.7 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 35°, dip 49°, rake -136°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 273°, dip 58°, rake -50°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Station coverage gap: 33°
Stations used: 49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 122.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ekzzen (also filed as us7000s1zk). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.