A magnitude 3.6 earthquake near Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA, was reported only 9 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 1.8 miles beneath the epicenter around noon on Thursday, July 23rd, 2026, at 12:15 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Weak shaking might have been felt in Westbrook (pop. 250) located 14 miles from the epicenter, and Colorado City (pop. 4,100) 21 miles away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Snyder (pop. 11,800) located 22 miles from the epicenter, Big Spring (pop. 28,900) 24 miles away, and Roscoe (pop. 1,300) 38 miles away. In Stanton (pop. 2,900, 43 miles away), and Sweetwater (pop. 10,800, 46 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 23, 2026 12:15 pm (GMT -5) local time (23 Jul 2026 17:15 GMT)Magnitude: 3.6Depth: 2.90 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 32.5°N / 101.2°W (Howard County, Texas, United States)Primary data source: EMSC