Earthquakes have been recorded in almost every part of the state, but there are clusters where they are more common, particularly in West Texas. The region has the most fault zones in the state ...

Texas has been seeing more earthquakes in recent years, which some experts attribute to fracking. Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones told Newsweek that increased pressure near fault lines can trigger an ...

A moderate to light earthquake rocked West Texas in the very early hours of Thursday morning, October 17. The shockwaves reportedly reached about 70 miles southeast of the epicenter, reaching all ...

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the Midland-Odessa Metropolitan area Monday evening, briefly rattling parts of North Texas. The U.S. Geolo g ical Survey reported that the quake happened in ...

Major faults like the San Andreas strike fear of producing devastating earthquakes. But scientists have found that little-known 'branch' faults, minor faults that stem from larger ones ...

said co-author Demian Saffer, director of the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics ... In particular, understanding slip behavior in the fault zones at the seafloor could enhance predictions ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — When you think of earthquakes in the U.S., Texas is probably not the first state that comes to mind. But data from the U.S. Geological Survey shows more than 3,600 earthquakes ...

said co-author Demian Saffer, director of the University of Texas Institute ... slip behavior in the fault zones at the seafloor could enhance predictions related to earthquake-triggered tsunamis ...