A 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook western Texas early Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, one of a growing number of quakes to shake the state as oil and gas drilling increases.

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 the Scurry-Fisher county line. A few ...

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rocked southern Texas Wednesday night, striking nearly 45 miles southwest of the city of San ...

On Monday, five earthquakes hit South and West Texas, one of them reported at a 4.0 magnitude by the United States Geological Survey. The 4.0 magnitude earthquake occurred at 9 a.m. near Nordheim ...

(Ryan Michalesko/The Dallas Morning News)(Ryan Michalesko / Staff Photographer) Since Texas earthquake rates first picked up in 2008, academic scientists, regulators and oil and gas companies have ...

Three earthquakes that struck west Texas on Monday – including a magnitude 4.9 temblor – are all linked to local oil production. Three quakes were recorded Monday night in Scurry County ...

More than 200 earthquakes of 3 magnitude and greater shook Texans in 2021, more than double the 98 recorded in 2020, according to a Texas Tribune analysis of state data maintained by the Bureau of ...

More From Newsweek Vault: What Is an Emergency Fund? Texas was hit by a 5.1 earthquake on Monday evening. Pictured: Residents gather outside homes that were structurally damaged by a 4.8 magnitude ...

More than 200 earthquakes of 3 magnitude and greater shook Texans in 2021, more than double the 98 recorded in 2020, according to a Texas Tribune analysis of state data maintained by the Bureau of ...