As earthquakes increase in East Texas and Louisiana, scientists are investigating whether oil and gas operations in the ...

About 40 earthquakes have been recorded near the Coastal Bend since April, ranging from magnitude 1.2 to 3.5. An expert tells ...

An oil field truck leaves a trail of dust as it moves along County Road 300 just north of Mentone, Texas, July 25, 2012. automation A rare earthquake stronger than magnitude 5.0 on the Richter Scale ...

MENTONE, Texas -- A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Mentone, Texas, at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The earthquake had a depth of about 4.9 miles, and its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A magnitude 3.0 earthquake hit Falls City Monday morning. (adventtr/Getty Images/iStockphoto) Some South Texans may have been ...

FORT WORTH, TX (KTRK) -- The risk of an earthquake in the flatlands of North Texas may be rising, the chief of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Seismic Hazard Project says. After more than 120 ...

Following a flurry of earthquakes in the western part of the state, the Texas oil and gas regulator has shut in two water disposal wells tied to oil and gas production in the area as precaution. More ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — A 4.3 magnitude earthquake was felt across multiple Texas cities this morning, Jan.

The state’s oil and gas regulatory agency last month suspended nearly two dozen permits that let companies inject saltwater water into the ground, a routine industry practice that regulators said has ...