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WEST TEXAS – A new earthquake has rattled West Texas this Friday morning, sending aftershocks to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The 5.0-magnitude earthquake happened at around 9:30 a.m. in Scurry ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

The largest earthquake in Texas occurred near Valentine in August 1931 and measured at 5.8 magnitude. Texas has been seeing more earthquakes in recent years. Some experts attribute this to ...

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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