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 ...

Damaging earthquakes that rocked West Texas in recent days were likely caused by oil and gas activity in an area that has weathered tremors for decades, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A ...

West Texas gets its fair share of earthquakes, but the sheer magnitude of seismic activity and total number of events there late last month was staggering. Scurry County, which sits in the Permian ...

The number and size of Texas quakes increased dramatically around 2010 when well injection became the common disposal method.

Fresh quakes damage West Texas area with history of tremors linked to oil and gas industry. By Dorany Pineda, Associated Press July 29, 2024. An injection well site is seen outside Odessa.

West Texas has a long history of earthquakes induced by oil and gas operations dating to at least the 1970s, according to Robert Skoumal, a research geophysicist with the USGS.

Patricia Campos stood before a memorial displaying photos of flood victims, one of dozens of Mexican volunteer rescuers ...

Earthquakes are becoming increasingly common in the Lone Star State, particularly in West Texas. A series of earthquakes rattled the Snyder, Texas area on Monday night.

Damaging earthquakes that rocked West Texas in recent days were likely caused by oil and gas activity in an area that has weathered tremors for decades, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A ...