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 of ...

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck West Texas on Friday, February 28, according to the United States Geological Service. The earthquake happened at approximately 1:33 p.m, according to the latest ...

ACKERLY, Texas — Two earthquakes occurred in Ackerly, Texas Friday, northeast of Midland, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). At 1:33 p.m., a 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit ...

West Texas is not home to a single major fault ... making the region more prone to earthquakes. However, seismic activity in the region is primarily caused by human activity related to oil and ...

Four earthquakes over a span of five minutes were reported in Toyah, Texas, which is in Reeves County, according to the USGS Earthquake Map. The first one was a 5.0 magnitude earthquake ...

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck Texas Monday morning. The quake was recorded less than 50 miles south of San Antonio around 10:50 am ET. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the ...

Recent research and monitoring efforts by the Texas Seismological Network (TexNet) have shed light on the region’s increasing earthquake frequency, raising questions about the link between oil ...

scientists and industry experts reached a consensus — the practice was causing earthquakes. But Houston-based disposal company Blackbuck Resources pressed on, even after the Texas Railroad ...

“All of a sudden I felt the building like rocking under me and I thought that felt exactly like an earthquake,” Colleen West said. West, a member of the KOMO News web team, was sitting at her ...