One of the state's strongest earthquakes to date rattled West Texas late Friday evening. Four minutes later, dispatchers in ...

The 5.0 magnitude earthquake is tied for the sixth strongest in state history. Scientists have warned for years that increased fracking in West Texas is causing higher earthquake activity.

The 5.0 magnitude earthquake is tied for the sixth strongest in state history. Scientists have warned for years that ...

One of the state’s strongest earthquakes to date rattled West Texas late Friday evening. Four minutes later, dispatchers in Reeves County received a call about a pipeline explosion not far from ...

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck West Texas, felt over 150 miles away with no immediate deaths or injuries reported.

A 5.0, 3.8 and two 2.6 magnitude earthquakes were reported on Friday, Feb. 14, in Toyah, Texas, which is in Reeves County in ...

Texas was rocked by a major earthquake Tuesday morning, marking the fourth to hit the state in less than 12 hours.

Although a March 1923 earthquake in El Paso was described as “a slight earth shake” in news reports, one man and his dog died ...

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake happened at 5:18 a.m. MT, about 36 miles south of Whites City, New Mexico, while two others hit ...

as it was in Oklahoma in 2009-2016 and is now in the Permian basin of west Texas and New Mexico, injected volumes of wastewater become sufficient to induce earthquakes. The wastewater builds up ...

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 ...