A 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook western Texas early Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, one of a growing number of quakes to shake the state as oil and gas drilling increases.

Patricia Campos stood before a memorial displaying photos of flood victims, one of dozens of Mexican volunteer rescuers ...

In East and Central Texas, there were fairly small earthquakes in 1847, 1873, 1887, 1902, 1932 and 1934. The 1887 Wellborn, 1910 Hempstead and 1914 Anderson shocks happened in southeast Texas.

Texas has experienced four earthquakes in less than 12 hours, the largest of which measured 4.6-magnitude Tuesday morning.. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) detected the latest tremor in ...

More than 200 earthquakes of 3 magnitude and greater shook Texans in 2021, more than double the 98 recorded in 2020, according to a Texas Tribune analysis of state data maintained by the Bureau of ...

SNYDER, Texas — At 10:38 p.m. Monday, the ground began to rumble in West Texas. The real action was nearly five miles below the surface, where a 4.9-magnitude earthquake happened just west of ...

So many earthquakes have struck the west Texas county of Scurry in the past week – more than 100 at last count – local officials have declared a state of emergency.

SNYDER, Texas — At 10:38 p.m. Monday, the ground began to rumble in West Texas. The real action was nearly five miles below the surface, where a 4.9-magnitude earthquake happened just west of ...

TEXAS, USA — This summer, Texas has registered over 1,000 earthquakes. A few of the stronger ones – Magnitude 4 and above – made headlines in late July.

West Texas was hit by a 5.0 magnitude earthquake this past February, near the border of Culberson and Reeves counties. The USGS reported about 950,000 people felt weak to light shaking.

A pumpjack sits on the outskirts of town in the Permian Basin oil field on January 21, 2016. Seismologists believe a recent earthquake in Texas was triggered by oil drilling activity.