Seismic Monitor
Texas earthquakes today: live seismic activity and induced seismicity tracking
Use this page to monitor recent earthquakes in Texas, see where seismic activity is clustering, and explore individual event details.
Recent earthquakes in Texas
Seismic events sorted by the latest updates with detail links for deeper context.
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Seismic hotspots
Where activity is clustering
About this tracker
Texas: Induced Seismicity and Natural Earthquakes
Texas has experienced a dramatic increase in seismicity since the 2000s, primarily driven by induced seismicity from oil and gas operations. Wastewater injection from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and conventional oil production increases pore pressure on existing faults, triggering earthquakes that would not otherwise occur.
The Permian Basin in West Texas and the Dallas-Fort Worth area have seen the most significant increases. The 2020 Mentone earthquake (M5.0) in the Permian Basin was the largest induced earthquake in Texas history. Irving, Texas, went from zero recorded earthquakes in its history to hundreds between 2014-2017, attributed to nearby wastewater injection wells.
Track Texas seismic activity on our earthquake tracker alongside natural seismicity worldwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are Texas earthquakes caused by fracking?
Many recent Texas earthquakes are linked to wastewater injection from oil and gas operations rather than the fracking process itself. This "induced seismicity" has been most prominent in the Permian Basin and Dallas-Fort Worth area, where wastewater injection increases pore pressure on existing faults.
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Last updated 3/15/2026, 1:04:38 PM