In East and Central Texas, there were fairly small earthquakes in 1847, 1873, 1887, 1902, 1932 and 1934. The 1887 Wellborn, 1910 Hempstead and 1914 Anderson shocks happened in southeast Texas.

Texas earthquake history. The USGS has updated the strength of Friday morning’s earthquake to 5.1-magnitude, which now places it at fifth-strongest earthquake recorded in Texas history.

The search for victims of deadly flooding in Texas Hill Country is headed into its third week as officials try to pin down ...

While the Gulf is far less prone to tsunamis than the Pacific, experts say it’s not entirely out of the question.

SNYDER, Texas — At 10:38 p.m. Monday, the ground began to rumble in West Texas. The real action was nearly five miles below the surface, where a 4.9-magnitude earthquake happened just west of ...

Texas shakes with one of largest earthquakes in state history By Ariana Garcia , Assistant News Editor Sep 17, 2024 The 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Midland, Texas on Monday night.

HOUSTON — More than a dozen earthquakes have been reported across Texas in the last week, including a magnitude 4.3 that shook parts of the Panhandle late Wednesday. Note: the video in this ...

MIDLAND, Tex. (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes in Texas history struck Friday evening in a western region of the state that's home to oil and fracking activity. There were no immediate ...

An array of pumpjacks operate near the site of a new oil and gas well being drilled Friday, April 8, 2022 in Midland, Texas. A large 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit West Texas on Friday, July 26, 2024.

In the wake of a magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattling near Midland Monday evening, Texas geology experts are giving further insight into some of the causes behind these quakes.

Between 2018 and 2020, Texas recorded nine earthquakes above magnitude 4, almost all of them in the western half of the state. Last year, ...