Tuesday, January 27, 2026

4.3 earthquake reported near Lake JB Thomas, Texas

"You might have been asleep while it happened, but the first earthquake greater than
magnitude 4.0 for 2026 has shaken West Texas.

TexNet reported a magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 4:22 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, located about 2.5 miles east of Lake J.B. Thomas and about 14 miles southwest of Snyder. The depth was about 23,400 feet below the surface.
The 4.3-magnitude temblor wasn’t the only earthquake in the area. As of noon Monday, it was the first in a cluster of 13 quakes; the others ranged between magnitude 0.9 and 1.9, according to TexNet." msn

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