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Latest quakes in or near Howard, Texas, USA - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.5 earthquake 28 km SW of Garden City, Texas -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 3.8 Martin County, Midland County, Texas - Mar 5, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 20:25 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Howard, Texas, USA, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Howard, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Howard in the past 24 hours.
In the past 30 days, Howard has had 14 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.8:
  • 3 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 7 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 4 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 2.5 Earthquake 28 km SW of Garden City, Texas -
Strongest: Mag. 3.8 Earthquake Martin County, United States, 30 mi N of Midland, Midland County, Texas -
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Latest quakes in or near Howard, Texas, USA - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 27, 03:20 pm (Chicago)
Mar 27, 20:20 GMT
2.5

8.4 km
44 km (27 mi) to the S 28 km SW of Garden City, Texas 1 reportInfo
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 24, 06:37 am (Chicago)
Mar 24, 11:37 GMT
1.9

9 km
9 km (5.6 mi) to the SE Mitchell County, United States, 25 mi east of Big Spring, Howard County, Texas Info
Mar 24, 03:57 am (Chicago)
Mar 24, 08:57 GMT
2.1

0 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the SE 25 km S of Westbrook, Texas Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 23, 04:54 pm (Chicago)
Mar 23, 21:54 GMT
2.7

0.6 km
11 km (6.8 mi) to the SE 23 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas
I FELT IT
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Mar 23, 05:07 am (Chicago)
Mar 23, 10:07 GMT
1.8

5.8 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the W 21 km N of Stanton, Texas Info
Mar 23, 02:36 am (Chicago)
Mar 23, 07:36 GMT
3.0

6.3 km
23 km (14 mi) to the W Martin County, Texas, United States
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 23, 02:36 am (Chicago)
Mar 23, 07:36 GMT
3.0

6.3 km
23 km (14 mi) to the W Chugach, Texas, United States
I FELT IT
Info
Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 21, 12:47 pm (Chicago)
Mar 21, 17:47 GMT
2.7

9.3 km
37 km (23 mi) to the SW United States, 4.5 mi southeast of Midland, Midland County, Texas 10 reportsInfo
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 20, 01:08 pm (Chicago)
Mar 20, 18:08 GMT
2.5

9 km
11 km (6.8 mi) to the SE 24 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas Info
Thursday, March 14, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 14, 08:07 am (Chicago)
Mar 14, 13:07 GMT
2.3

9.4 km
32 km (20 mi) to the W Western Texas Info
Mar 14, 07:08 am (Chicago)
Mar 14, 12:08 GMT
2.4

7.5 km
15 Km N of Big Spring, Texas 1 reportInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.3 x 1010 joules (11.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.2 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 50 quakes on average per year in or near Howard, Texas, USA:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.3 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 1.19 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 14.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 46 quakes per year (or 3.8 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 50 quakes per year (or 4.2 quakes per month)
Howard has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, Howard has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 4 since 2018, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.

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