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.

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. The large number can seem staggering ...

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rocked southern Texas Wednesday night, striking nearly 45 miles southwest of the city of San ...

On Monday, five earthquakes hit South and West Texas, one of them reported at a 4.0 magnitude by the United States Geological Survey. The 4.0 magnitude earthquake occurred at 9 a.m. near Nordheim ...

Since Texas earthquake rates first picked up in 2008, academic scientists, regulators and oil and gas companies have publicly agreed on one thing: fracking was not to blame.

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.

Texas was hit by a 5.1 earthquake on Monday evening. Pictured: Residents gather outside homes that were structurally damaged by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake on April 05, 2024, in Newark, New Jersey.

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 the Scurry-Fisher ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...