Earthquakes in West Texas and southern New Mexico prompt questions about their link to oil and gas operations.

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 ...

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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 ...

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck West Texas on Saturday night, part of a swarm of earthquakes to rock the area near the Texas border with New Mexico, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The temblor ...

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 ...

However, no damages or injuries have been reported following Friday's earthquakes. While West Texas has several fault lines, the earthquakes were likely caused by induced seismicity—earthquakes ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto A 5.4-magnitude earthquake shook the West Texas area just south of the New Mexico border, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The nearly 5-mile deep quake hit west of ...

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 ...

Texas, (in Dawson County) at 2:58 a.m., and a magnitude-3.4 earthquake at 9:34 p.m. in an area about 25 miles west of Mentone, Texas, in Loving County. Elizabeth did her first fellowship year as ...

Folks in West Texas and New Mexico may have felt the earth shake Saturday night. A 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook much of West Texas and New Mexico late Saturday, May 3, according to the U.S ...

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