A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the USGS.

A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the USGS.

While West Texas has several fault lines, the earthquakes were likely caused by induced seismicity—earthquakes triggered by human activities, particularly oil and gas operations.

The bold question-askers at What If examine the nearly impossible fault line conditions needed to trigger a magnitude 20 ...

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 ...

Texas has experienced four earthquakes in less that 12 hours with the largest clocking in at a 4.6 magnitude that hit Tuesday morning West Texas is not home to a single major fault line, but ...

Seafloor sensors caught a rare slow quake in action. It hints at how Earth's stress is quietly released. For the first time, ...

Nearly 2,000 earthquakes hit West Texas in 2021. ... If the injection is near a fault line — a vulnerable fracture between two blocks of rock — the stress can trigger an earthquake.

TEXAS, USA — This summer, Texas has registered over 1,000 earthquakes. A few of the stronger ones – Magnitude 4 and above – made headlines in late July. The large number can seem staggering ...

While West Texas has several fault lines, ... The strongest earthquake reported in Texas was the 6.0 magnitude quake with an epicenter in Valentine in Jeff Davis County on August 16, 1931.

A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the USGS.