The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 7 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 2 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Center, the biggest of them M2.2. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Center came at 6.9× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Center — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.9 of Mar 05, 2026, 11:30 UTC: 2026 Red River Parish, Louisiana Earthquake.
How we figure this: 9 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 1.3 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Does a busier spell mean a bigger earthquake is coming?
Short answer: nobody can tell — and a busier spell by itself is not a warning sign. Bunches of small quakes are common around Center, and most settle down on their own. Small quakes also do not “let off steam” that would prevent a big one: a single M7 releases roughly as much energy as 32,000 M4 quakes added together. Earthquakes cannot be predicted. What can be measured is the long-term pattern — the biggest quakes on record near Center are listed further down this page.
Latest earthquakes near Center
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M2.2 | 14 km ESE of Center, Texas | Oct 15, 2026, 12:24 AM | 7 km | 14 km ESE |
| M1.7 | 8 km W of Huxley, Texas | Oct 10, 2026, 03:01 AM | 3 km | 20 km E |
| M1.5 | 10 km ESE of Center, Texas | Oct 02, 2026, 09:17 PM | 7 km | 11 km ESE |
| M1.5 | 9 km WNW of Broaddus, Texas | Sep 30, 2026, 10:26 PM | 14 km | 52 km SSW |
| M2.7 | 12 km SW of Coushatta, Louisiana | Sep 25, 2026, 03:26 PM | 5 km | 72 km ENE |
| M2.1 | 12 km NE of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana | Aug 28, 2026, 10:58 PM | 5 km | 74 km E |
| M1.9 | 12 km NE of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana | Aug 24, 2026, 10:12 PM | 5 km | 73 km E |
| M2.6 | 11 km ENE of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana | Aug 24, 2026, 10:58 AM | 6 km | 74 km E |
| M2.1 | 13 km NE of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana | Aug 23, 2026, 12:54 PM | 11 km | 75 km E |
| M2.3 | 9 km NE of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana | Aug 21, 2026, 10:42 PM | 5 km | 71 km E |
Earthquakes per year near Center (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Center
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 59 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 7 biggest earthquakes on record near Center (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4.9 | 2026 Red River Parish, Louisiana Earthquake | Mar 05, 2026, 11:30 UTC | 78 km |
| M4.8 | 3 km NE of Timpson, Texas | May 17, 2012, 08:12 UTC | 23 km |
| M4.4 | 3 km NW of Edgefield, Louisiana | Mar 09, 2026, 09:41 UTC | 83 km |
| M4.3 | 3 km WNW of Timpson, Texas | Sep 02, 2013, 23:51 UTC | 27 km |
| M4.2 | 14 km WNW of Timpson, Texas | Sep 02, 2013, 21:52 UTC | 38 km |
| M4.1 | 2 km NW of Edgefield, Louisiana | Mar 09, 2026, 09:40 UTC | 84 km |
| M4.1 | 11 km SE of Timpson, Texas | Jan 25, 2013, 07:01 UTC | 13 km |
Nearby places
Tenaha, TX (18 km) · Timpson, TX (24 km) · Logansport, LA (26 km) · Nacogdoches, TX (50 km) · Carthage, TX (43 km) · San Augustine, TX (30 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 18:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 18:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.