Texas’ strongest earthquake in history struck around 5:40 a.m. on Aug. 16, 1931. The magnitude 5.8 earthquake was centered about 7.5 miles southwest of Valentine, a small community in Presidio County, ...

An oil field truck leaves a trail of dust as it moves along County Road 300 just north of Mentone, Texas, July 25, 2012. automation A rare earthquake stronger than magnitude 5.0 on the Richter Scale ...

As earthquakes rise in the Permian Basin, STEPS Network outlines seven preparedness tips, from securing your space to ...

2025 has been quite a year so far with natural disasters, with wildfires and earthquakes among the most highly reported events. Most recently, an earthquake struck New Mexico on Saturday, May 3, ...

MENTONE, Texas -- A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Mentone, Texas, at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The earthquake had a depth of about 4.9 miles, and its ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We initially reported that a series of three earthquakes from West Texas could be felt in El Paso. It was two earthquakes on Saturday night, May 3, in the Mentone, Texas area. The other ...

RECEIVING OR TRANSFERRING A STOLEN VEHICLE. RECENT EARTHQUAKE IN WEST TEXAS FELT ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO IS RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT SEISMIC ACTIVITY IN OUR STATE. SO ACCORDING TO THE U.S.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck West Texas on Saturday night, part of a swarm of earthquakes to rock the area near the Texas border with New Mexico, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The temblor ...

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