2 Earthquakes Rattle West Texas; Largest Is Magnitude 5.0
Two earthquakes centered near the same remote area of West Texas have rattled the region.
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Two earthquakes centered near the same remote area of West Texas have rattled the region.
A tremor that happened just before midnight on Thursday in Oklahoma was felt in parts of North Texas.
A series of earthquakes rattled parts of Oklahoma over the weekend.
State oil and gas regulators in Oklahoma have ordered the indefinite shutdown of a disposal well after an earthquake struck nearby.
An earthquake has shaken parts of the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles.
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattled a wide area of Southern California on Tuesday night. But there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has directed a wastewater disposal well to reduce its volume of injection after more than a dozen earthquakes rattled parts of the state since Friday.
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The earthquake that killed nearly 300 people and destroyed dozens of buildings in Mexico set off a frantic response in communities across the U.S. as people desperately try to connect with their loved ones, figure out ways to send emergency help, money and goods as well as raise funds for smaller towns around the capital they say are receiving less help from the government.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission says its Induced Seismicity Department and the Oklahoma Geological Survey are investigating several earthquakes in the central part of the state.
The United States Geological Survey has confirmed that a Monday morning earthquake shook Tarrant County.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 4.0 earthquake and two smaller temblors have struck Oklahoma.
Disposal wells are currently banned in Arlington and Fort Worth, and both cities have submitted a letter of protest together to the state.
Five companies are being sued over a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in a central city in Oklahoma.
A top Texas official says it's "possible" oil and gas wastewater being injected deep underground can cause earthquakes.
An earthquake centered near one of the world's key oil hubs brought down building facades and shattered windows, triggering fears the temblor may have damaged key infrastructure and rendered century-old buildings unsafe.
Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey say a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck extreme northern Oklahoma late Monday and was widely felt throughout parts of Kansas.
The Oklahoma City metropolitan area was rattled by an earthquake early Tuesday morning, but there are no reports of damage or injuries.
A moderate earthquake hit the Palm Springs area early Friday and was felt across parts of Southern California, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
Federal scientists said that the chance of damaging earthquakes hitting east of the Rockies has increased significantly, much of it a man-made byproduct of drilling for energy. Oklahoma now has a 1 in 8 chance of damaging quakes in 2016.
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A program to study the recent increase in earthquakes in Texas is getting underway. The TexNet Seismic Monitoring Program is being overseen by the University of Texas and bankrolled with $4.5 million.
Three earthquakes capable of causing moderate damage have been recorded in northwestern Oklahoma.
It seems as if earthquakes in North Texas have become commonplace. But Texas isn't the only state dealing with the tremblers, a strong earthquake awoke many people in the Oklahoma City area early Tuesday
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