According to Justin Rubinstein, a USGS research geophysicist, Texas earthquakes are 'almost ... this city also sits near two fault lines that could have caused it: the Luling and the Balcones.

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 4.9 magnitude earthquake ... It wasn’t fracking itself. It weakens the faults and actually releases stresses that are there already. You’re not creating new stress.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - People across West Texas, including some in Lubbock, reported feeling an earthquake Friday afternoon. Updated information from the USGS shows a 4.8M quake with a depth of about ...

An earthquake shook parts of West Texas Friday afternoon with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was recorded about 16 miles southwest ...

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded in West Texas late Friday evening ... fluid pressures increase within faults, scientists say, which can lead to more seismic activity in oil fields.

A small earthquake was recorded in South Texas this weekend, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake happened at 2:10 p.m. on Sunday about 12 miles southwest of Falls City ...