The earthquake happened around 8:47 p.m. CT, nearly 35 miles west of Whites City, New Mexico, about 200 miles from Lubbock.

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 ...

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 ...

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An earthquake shook West Texas and southeastern New Mexico Saturday night at an intensity that is among the strongest in Texas history. At 8:47 a.m., a magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck in remote ...

Researchers found that a potential powerful earthquake combined with rising sea levels could lead to a mega tsunami.

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 ...

Ten earthquakes have been magnitude 5 or greater. Texas’ strongest earthquake in history struck around 5:40 a.m. on Aug. 16, 1931. The magnitude 5.8 earthquake was centered about 7.5 miles ...

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off Mexico's coast of Jalisco, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (ESMC) said ...

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 ...