The Texas Railroad Commission voted Tuesday to immediately suspend a permit that allowed a defiant Houston operator to inject oilfield wastewater deep underground in an area of West Texas plagued by ...

Rachel Levin applies a full face of makeup during an earthquake simulation to test her focus. Booming town is the No. 1 ...

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The 5.0 magnitude earthquake is tied for the sixth strongest in state ...

More From Newsweek Vault: What Is an Emergency Fund? 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 ...

WEST TEXAS – A 4.9-magnitude earthquake rocked West Texas Monday night, with aftershocks felt as far north as Amarillo and as far south as Austin. It happened around 10:30 p.m. about 200 miles ...

WEST TEXAS – Scurry County Judge Dan Hicks officially declared a disaster and urgently requested assistance from the state Friday after the 61st earthquake in the past seven days struck his county.

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 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, Tex.

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 ...

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Finally, a 2.9 magnitude earthquake was reported about 2:40 p.m. The earthquakes are only the latest to shake Texas, with four being recorded near Hermleigh on Monday night. The first earthquake ...

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded in West Texas late Friday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and could be felt by residents more than 150 miles away in El Paso. The ...