News

El Pasoans might've felt some shaking from an earthquake. A 5.0 magnitude earthquake shook western Texas late Friday, Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Four days later, a second earthquake in the area reached magnitude 4.7. Last month’s quake reached a magnitude of 5.4 — tied for the largest of its kind in Texas history.
Texas’ strongest earthquake in history struck around 5:40 a.m. on Aug. 16, 1931. The magnitude 5.8 earthquake was centered about 7.5 miles southwest of Valentine, a small community in Presidio ...
Four days later, a second earthquake in the area reached magnitude 4.7. Last month's quake reached a magnitude of 5.4 – tied for the largest of its kind in Texas history.
Earthquakes between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude are “often felt, but only cause minor damage.” Approximately 500,000 earthquakes in that range take place each year, MTU said.
We are reminded of the earthquakes that killed thousands in Turkey in 2023 and Haiti in 2021, tornadoes that ripped through Kentucky and Missouri in May, wildfires in the Texas Panhandle in 2024 ...
Texas is awash in billions of gallons of produced water, the wastewater brought to the surface in oil and gas drilling and fracking. Most produced water is injected into disposal wells.
HOUSTON, Texas -- Warning: Houston could be in for an especially uncomfortable summer. A new study puts Texas at No. 2 among the states most at risk for power outages this summer.
Severe storm risk in Central Texas Central Texas, including San Antonio and areas east, are in a Level 2 of 5 risk for isolated to scattered severe storms through Wednesday evening.
A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Iran on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 9:19 p.m. Iran time about 22 miles southwest of ...