While West Texas has several fault lines, the earthquakes were likely caused by induced seismicity—earthquakes triggered by human activities, particularly oil and gas operations.

An earthquake struck just east of a major U.S. city with a population of over 900,000, with the USGS detecting the tremor around 3pm ET.

A light, 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck in Texas on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 1:33 p.m. Central time about 16 miles southwest of Ackerly ...

A moderately strong, 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Texas on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:23 p.m. Central time about 33 miles northwest ...

According to the U.S. Geological Survey Community Internet Intensity Map, the earthquake was felt by many in San Antonio. As of 9 a.m. Thursday, more than 700 people had reported to the USGS that ...

Officials with the Evansville/Vanderburgh County Emergency Management Agency in Indiana say seven earthquakes happened Monday morning around the New Madrid fault line.

A 2019 study investigating quakes in North Texas found that pressure changes from disposal wells made fault lines more likely to rupture. In states including Oklahoma and Kansas, wastewater ...

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. The large number can seem staggering ...

The map below shows roughly where the 5.1-magnitude earthquake could have been felt, with minor shaking noted to Lubbock, Odessa, Midland, Abilene and San Angelo.

"The fault zone has been activated, and it has the capability to trigger additional earthquakes that can be felt by humans, especially because it's so close to major cities along Interstate 20 ...

Why doesn't Houston any earthquakes? Faults are fractures in the Earth's crust. Movement occurs along these lines, some of which lead to earthquakes.

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded in West Texas early Wednesday near the border of Reeves and Culberson counties, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake that struck around 4 ...