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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 ...
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rocked southern Texas Wednesday night, striking nearly 45 miles southwest of the city of San ...
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 ...
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 ...
Scurry County officials have declared a state of emergency after over 100 earthquakes shook West Texas over the past eight days. Last Friday, Scurry County Judge Dan Hicks issued a disaster ...
West Texas was rattled by a series of earthquakes, including a 4.9 magnitude event, Monday night in Scurry County. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Scurry County was rocked ...
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 ...
West Texas gets its fair share of earthquakes, but the sheer magnitude of seismic activity and total number of events there late last month was staggering. Scurry County, which sits in the Permian ...
Researchers found that a potential powerful earthquake combined with rising sea levels could lead to a mega tsunami.
WEST TEXAS – Scurry County Judge Dan Hicks officially declared a disaster and urgently requested assistance from the state Friday after the 61st earthquake in the past seven days struck his county.