Earthquakes today: 3 earthquakes hit Texas, New Mexico border on Tuesday
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 ...
Inside the fight over what — and who — is causing earthquakes near Texas oilfields
Blackbuck Resources defies the Texas Railroad Commission by operating near recent earthquakes – a legal battle that will ...
Earthquake recorded near Midland, Texas at magnitude 4.8, USGS says
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 ...
Boomtown tremors: the link between oil production and earthquakes in Texas
The Permian Basin has long been at the heart of America’s energy industry, fueling economic growth with its vast reserves of oil and gas. But as drilling ...
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Texas rocked by earthquake just miles from city home to 1.5 million people
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 ...
Texas Standard6d
Why a single company has resisted a Railroad Commission directive intended to curb earthquakes
The commission asked oil and gas companies to stop injecting wastewater underground, but Blackbuck Resources claims that its ...
Houston Chronicle27d
A West Texas pipeline explosion was reported minutes after an earthquake. Here’s what to know
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 ...
Daily Mail29d
Texas rocked by major earthquake after experiencing three others in less than 12 hours
Texas has experienced four earthquakes in less than 12 hours, the largest of which measured 4.6-magnitude Tuesday morning. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) detected the latest tremor in ...
USA Today19d
Earthquake recorded near Midland, Texas at magnitude 4.8, USGS says
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 ...
KXAN9d
Boomtown tremors: the link between oil production and earthquakes in Texas
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 ...
Forbes26d
A Serious Earthquake In The Drill Baby Drill Oilfields Of Texas
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near Toyah, Texas, a sparsely populated town 190 miles east from El Paso, on Friday, February 14, 2025 (Figure 1). The quake was felt all the way to Albuquerque.
El Paso Times19d
4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles near Midland, Texas on Friday
Another earthquake rattled West Texas, this one a 4.8 magnitude near Midland. The quake happened at 12:33 MT/1:33 CT, on Friday, Feb. 28, about 16 miles southwest of Ackerly, Texas, according to ...