Texas Seismologist Says Quakes Have Continued
Researchers at Southern Methodist University are studying whether the seismic activity is linked to high-pressure injection wells where hydraulic fracturing fluids are disposed.
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Researchers at Southern Methodist University are studying whether the seismic activity is linked to high-pressure injection wells where hydraulic fracturing fluids are disposed.
Man-made earthquakes, a side effect of some high-tech energy drilling, cause less shaking and in general are about 16 times weaker than natural earthquakes with the same magnitude.
A new federal earthquake map dials up the shaking hazard just a bit for about one-third of the United States and lowers it for one-tenth.
Hundreds of earthquakes rocked the same community since December. On Monday, legislators in Austin are taking a closer look at what is going on in the area near Azle and Reno.
There have been more than 300 earthquakes reported in Parker County since December, according to just-published research conducted by an earthquake study team.
The ground is still shaking in northern Parker and Tarrant County. A system of seismic monitors is still picking up small movements.
A citizens group in Denton announced plans Tuesday to try to ban hydraulic fracturing for natural gas.
The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that a 2.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the city of Benbrook at 1:32 a.m. on Sunday.
As the sun set Wednesday, a tank truck dumped a load at a disposal well for gas drilling waste in far north Parker County. It's the one thing dozens of residents in the area didn't want to see.
Dozens of North Texas residents were in Austin Tuesday, urging the Texas Railroad Commission to take action after a swarm of earthquakes.
Frustrated with the dozens of minor earthquakes in their community, a group of about 50 residents from Azle are heading to Austin on Tuesday to meet with state officials.
Dozens of Azle residents are planning a trip to the state capitol to send a message to the Texas Railroad Commission.
The chairman of the Texas House Committee on Energy Resources has set up a team of lawmakers to investigate earthquakes in oil and gas regions.
A key Texas agency announced Tuesday it is hiring a seismologist, part of an effort to tackle a sudden increase in earthquakes in areas with significant oil and gas drilling activities.
The Texas Railroad Commissioner is scheduled to address residents concerns at Azle High school in a town hall meeting. Some longtime Reno residents say it's about time.
Earthquakes have hit the northwest part of the metroplex for the eighteenth time since November 20 -- 11 of those quakes have been near Azle. The continued shaking has some thinking about getting earthquake insurance.
Residents in Azle told CBS 11 News that they are concerned about the rising number of earthquakes rocking the area.
The long and winding road of gas drilling in Dallas has reached its end. The city council voted on a new ordinance on gas drilling Wednesday.
The natural gas boom in the Barnett Shale here in North Texas jolted the local economy -- but did it also create a stir below ground and cause multiple earthquakes in Cleburne in 2009 and 2010?
Around the small town of Azle all the talk on Wednesday centered around the recent earthquakes. Eleven earthquakes have now rattled Parker County -- and that's just in the last 15 days.
Three earthquakes in one day have been detected around a North Texas town that has already seen a swarm of seven earthquakes in the past month.
It's the debut of the new character False Science Ben as Ben shoots from the hip in a conversation about Texas earthquakes and fracking.
The U.S. Geological Survey says several earthquakes have shaken central Oklahoma. Geophysicists say the temblors were centered northeast of Oklahoma City. The strongest quake had a magnitude of 4.3 and was centered near the town of Luther.
The U.S. Geological Survey confirms a 2.6 magnitude earthquake shook the ground near Burleson at about 8:23 p.m. Wednesday night.
