Strongest Earthquake in Over 125 Years Strikes Texas Panhandle

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the Texas panhandle at 5:21 AM on July 23, 2026, the strongest since records began in 1900. The USGS placed the epicenter 38 km southeast of Spearman at a shallow 3.5-mile depth. No injuries were reported. Tremors were felt across western Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas. The cause — natural or induced by wastewater injection — remains under investigation.