USGS · 70162471
Earthquake history of Texas
Abstract
Seventeen earthquakes, intensity V or greater, have centered in Texas since 1882, when the first shock was reported. The strongest earthquake, a maximum intensity VIII, was in western Texas in 1931 and was felt over 1 165 000 km 2 . Three shocks in the Panhandle region in 1925, 1936, and 1943 were widely felt.
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C. A. von Hake. 1977. Earthquake history of Texas. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70162471
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