Earthquake Risk in Texas

All Texas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index earthquake score

Earthquake risk — ground shaking from sudden movement along geologic faults — is rated for 254 of 254 Texas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Harris County carries the state's highest earthquake score at 92.1, with $6M in expected annual earthquake losses.

No Texas county reaches the High band for earthquake, and expected annual losses from earthquake total roughly $48M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Earthquake

#CountyEarthquake ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Harris County
92.1
Medium 0.00 / yr $6M
2 El Paso County
92.1
Medium 0.00 / yr $5M
3 Dallas County
91.3
Medium 0.00 / yr $5M
4 Tarrant County
88.3
Low 0.00 / yr $4M
5 Collin County
82.0
Low 0.00 / yr $3M
6 Potter County
79.1
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
7 Hidalgo County
79.0
Low 0.00 / yr $828K
8 Bowie County
75.1
Low 0.00 / yr $958K
9 Denton County
74.0
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
10 Randall County
73.9
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
11 Smith County
69.7
Low 0.00 / yr $637K
12 Grayson County
66.7
Low 0.00 / yr $662K
13 Jefferson County
66.3
Low 0.00 / yr $466K
14 Lamar County
66.2
Low 0.00 / yr $499K
15 Montgomery County
66.0
Low 0.00 / yr $713K
16 Wichita County
65.5
Low 0.00 / yr $534K
17 McLennan County
64.3
Low 0.00 / yr $492K
18 Hunt County
62.5
Low 0.00 / yr $479K
19 Bexar County
61.9
Low 0.00 / yr $437K
20 Fort Bend County
61.8
Low 0.00 / yr $618K
21 Gregg County
61.8
Low 0.00 / yr $426K
22 Lubbock County
60.4
Low 0.00 / yr $439K
23 Kaufman County
59.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $520K
24 Galveston County
56.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $413K
25 Harrison County
55.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $281K
26 Cooke County
54.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $316K
27 Travis County
53.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $413K
28 Titus County
51.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $242K
29 Ellis County
51.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $303K
30 Johnson County
51.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $330K
31 Panola County
50.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $203K
32 Cass County
50.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $187K
33 Henderson County
50.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $201K
34 Cameron County
50.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $170K
35 Nacogdoches County
49.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $190K
36 Shelby County
48.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $172K
37 Navarro County
47.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $185K
38 Fannin County
46.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $231K
39 Nueces County
46.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $174K
40 Brazoria County
46.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $254K
41 Wood County
45.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $143K
42 Gray County
45.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $189K
43 Orange County
45.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $198K
44 Hopkins County
45.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $197K
45 Van Zandt County
44.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $199K
46 Rusk County
44.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $168K
47 Webb County
44.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $117K
48 Angelina County
44.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $152K
49 Rockwall County
43.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $301K
50 Hale County
42.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $137K
51 Brazos County
41.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $145K
52 Parker County
41.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $196K
53 Ector County
41.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $152K
54 Anderson County
40.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $113K
55 Wise County
39.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $149K
56 Upshur County
39.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $124K
57 Moore County
39.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $133K
58 Morris County
39.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $91K
59 Deaf Smith County
38.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $125K
60 Taylor County
38.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $145K
61 Bell County
38.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $148K
62 Camp County
38.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $84K
63 Cherokee County
38.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $104K
64 Midland County
37.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $141K
65 Red River County
37.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $83K
66 Hutchinson County
36.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $105K
67 Williamson County
36.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $197K
68 Polk County
36.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $86K
69 Montague County
36.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $101K
70 Wilbarger County
34.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $78K
71 Dallam County
34.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $90K
72 Jasper County
33.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $71K
73 Presidio County
33.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $52K
74 Swisher County
33.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $76K
75 Marion County
32.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $55K
76 Ochiltree County
31.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $119K
77 Franklin County
31.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $74K
78 Wheeler County
31.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $63K
79 Walker County
31.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $67K
80 Hardin County
31.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $83K
81 Hill County
30.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $65K
82 Houston County
30.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $50K
83 Tom Green County
30.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $67K
84 Liberty County
30.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $63K
85 Hood County
30.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $78K
86 Limestone County
29.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $47K
87 Freestone County
29.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $52K
88 Starr County
29.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $39K
89 Tyler County
29.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $46K
90 Hockley County
29.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $56K
91 Trinity County
29.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $40K
92 Lamb County
28.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $44K
93 Waller County
28.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $53K
94 Hansford County
27.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $51K
95 Young County
27.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $53K
96 Palo Pinto County
27.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $44K
97 Culberson County
26.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $30K
98 Washington County
26.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $38K
99 Newton County
26.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $32K
100 Victoria County
26.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $44K
101 Brewster County
26.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $46K
102 Wharton County
26.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $35K
103 Erath County
26.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $49K
104 Hays County
25.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $59K
105 Clay County
25.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $45K
106 Reeves County
25.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $35K
107 Sabine County
25.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $33K
108 Eastland County
25.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $33K
109 Hartley County
24.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $59K
110 Carson County
24.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $60K
111 Delta County
24.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $39K
112 Bailey County
24.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
113 Hudspeth County
24.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $32K
114 San Augustine County
24.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
115 Parmer County
24.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $42K
116 Jim Wells County
23.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
117 Milam County
23.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
118 Colorado County
23.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $27K
119 Castro County
23.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $27K
120 Hardeman County
23.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $22K
121 Howard County
22.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $27K
122 Childress County
22.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $31K
123 San Patricio County
22.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
124 Donley County
22.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $27K
125 Rains County
22.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $34K
126 Val Verde County
22.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
127 Fayette County
22.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $29K
128 Austin County
22.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $28K
129 Robertson County
22.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $26K
130 Falls County
21.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $22K
131 Jeff Davis County
21.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
132 DeWitt County
21.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
133 Ward County
21.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $22K
134 Comanche County
21.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
135 Bastrop County
21.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $30K
136 Gonzales County
20.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
137 Scurry County
20.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $26K
138 Pecos County
20.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
139 Guadalupe County
20.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $36K
140 Archer County
20.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $29K
141 Matagorda County
20.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
142 Jones County
20.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
143 Baylor County
20.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
144 San Jacinto County
20.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
145 Gaines County
19.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
146 Collingsworth County
19.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
147 Chambers County
19.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $50K
148 Grimes County
19.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
149 Floyd County
19.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
150 Caldwell County
19.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
151 Kleberg County
19.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
152 Maverick County
18.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
153 Leon County
18.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
154 Lipscomb County
18.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
155 Atascosa County
18.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
156 Zapata County
18.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
157 Sherman County
18.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $26K
158 Madison County
18.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
159 Haskell County
18.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
160 Hall County
17.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
161 Burleson County
17.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
162 Comal County
17.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $26K
163 Dawson County
17.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
164 Nolan County
17.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
165 Jackson County
17.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $17K
166 Brown County
17.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $17K
167 Kerr County
16.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
168 Terry County
16.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
169 Jack County
16.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
170 Winkler County
16.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $16K
171 Coryell County
16.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
172 Knox County
15.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
173 Uvalde County
15.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
174 Hemphill County
15.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $17K
175 Lavaca County
15.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
176 Bosque County
15.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
177 Burnet County
15.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
178 Wilson County
15.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
179 Willacy County
15.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
180 Oldham County
15.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
181 Medina County
14.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
182 Crosby County
14.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
183 Runnels County
14.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
184 Yoakum County
14.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
185 Andrews County
13.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
186 Lee County
13.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
187 Lynn County
13.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
188 Calhoun County
12.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
189 Armstrong County
12.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
190 Gillespie County
12.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $10K
191 Bee County
11.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
192 Karnes County
11.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
193 Mitchell County
11.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
194 Frio County
10.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
195 Hamilton County
10.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
196 Stephens County
10.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
197 Martin County
10.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
198 Callahan County
10.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
199 Cochran County
10.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
200 Llano County
9.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
201 Lampasas County
9.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
202 Bandera County
9.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
203 Kendall County
9.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
204 La Salle County
9.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
205 Dimmit County
8.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
206 Aransas County
8.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
207 Garza County
8.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
208 Cottle County
8.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
209 Duval County
7.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
210 Goliad County
7.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
211 Foard County
7.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
212 Crane County
7.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
213 Zavala County
7.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
214 Upton County
7.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
215 Coleman County
6.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
216 Somervell County
6.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $10K
217 Brooks County
6.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
218 McCulloch County
6.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
219 Kimble County
5.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
220 Shackelford County
5.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
221 Edwards County
5.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
222 Jim Hogg County
4.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
223 Live Oak County
4.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
224 Throckmorton County
4.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
225 Refugio County
4.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
226 Dickens County
4.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
227 Stonewall County
4.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
228 Roberts County
4.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
229 Motley County
4.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
230 Menard County
3.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
231 San Saba County
3.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
232 Sutton County
3.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
233 Reagan County
3.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
234 Mills County
3.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
235 Concho County
3.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
236 Fisher County
2.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
237 Briscoe County
2.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
238 Crockett County
2.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
239 Schleicher County
2.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
240 Mason County
2.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
241 Coke County
2.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
242 Glasscock County
2.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
243 Real County
1.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
244 Blanco County
1.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
245 Kinney County
1.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
246 Terrell County
1.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
247 King County
1.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $794
248 Kent County
1.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
249 McMullen County
1.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
250 Irion County
0.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $670
251 Borden County
0.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $674
252 Sterling County
0.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $850
253 Kenedy County
0.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $423
254 Loving County
0.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $345

254 Texas counties with measurable earthquake risk. See the national earthquake ranking or all Texas counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Texas county has the highest earthquake risk?

Harris County has the highest FEMA earthquake risk score in Texas at 92.1 (Medium), with $6M in expected annual losses and about 0.00 events per year.

How many Texas counties face significant earthquake risk?

254 Texas counties record measurable earthquake risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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