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 ...

Texas earthquake history. The USGS has updated the strength of Friday morning’s earthquake to 5.1-magnitude, which now places it at fifth-strongest earthquake recorded in Texas history.

Between 2018 and 2020, Texas recorded nine earthquakes above magnitude 4, almost all of them in the western half of the state. Last year, ...

An array of pumpjacks operate near the site of a new oil and gas well being drilled Friday, April 8, 2022 in Midland, Texas. A large 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit West Texas on Friday, July 26, 2024.

Ten earthquakes had epicenters near El Paso, one of which caused the only known death by a Texas earthquake. In the Panhandle, the largest reported earthquakes have not exceeded magnitude 5.4.

Texas shakes with one of largest earthquakes in state history By Ariana Garcia , Assistant News Editor Sep 17, 2024 The 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Midland, Texas on Monday night.

Earthquakes in this part of the state are actually common, but most of them are quite weak. The majority of earthquakes in West Texas are less than a magnitude 3.0.

In the wake of a magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattling near Midland Monday evening, Texas geology experts are giving further insight into some of the causes behind these quakes.

In 2022, the Texas Tribune reported that there were 209 recorded earthquakes of 3.0-magnitude and higher in 2021. That was up from 98 similar earthquakes in 2020, 55 in 2019, 57 in 2018 and 26 in ...

Patricia Campos stood before a memorial displaying photos of flood victims, one of dozens of Mexican volunteer rescuers helping with recovery efforts from the July 4 flooding that killed at least 120 people across Central Texas.