Fracking is not usually the direct cause of an earthquake, but the process of disposing wastewater produced through fracking that can trigger tremors. A 2022 study by the University of Texas at Austin ...

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Culberson County, West Texas, marking one of the strongest quakes in state history and ...

Earthquakes in West Texas and southern New Mexico prompt questions about their link to oil and gas operations.

Most recently, an earthquake struck New Mexico on Saturday, May 3, during the evening hours, and those in West Texas felt the tremor. Since the magnitude of the May 3 tremor was a 5.4, the quake ...

CULBERSON COUNTY, Texas — A large earthquake shook West Texas Saturday night, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake was located about 35 miles south of Whites ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 just struck West Texas. It could become the strongest earthquake in the Lone Star State since 1931. Twenty minutes later, the 6.5 Magnitude ...

The earthquake took place nearly 4 miles beneath the Earth's surface, the survey said. The region is sparsely populated and few residents were impacted by the quake, according to the USGS.

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Saturday also saw a magnitude-3.6 earthquake about 22 miles southwest of Los Ybanez, Texas, (in Dawson County) at 2:58 a.m., and a magnitude-3.4 earthquake at 9:34 p.m. in an area about 25 miles ...

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.

CULBERSON COUNTY, Texas — A large earthquake shook West Texas Saturday night, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake was located about 35 miles south of Whites ...