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The quake is the second 5.0 magnitude or greater earthquake to occur in the area in just over a year. Another large earthquake shows seismic activity increases in West Texas, experts say Skip to ...
5.1 earthquake shakes West Texas. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck 17 kilometers northeast of Hermleigh, Texas, at a depth of 3.2 km, around 8:28 a.m. MT.
The strongest earthquake in this region was a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that occurred in 1925. [5] [6] Some of the seismic activity in the Texas Panhandle may be caused or influenced by the extraction of petroleum.
A rare strong earthquake struck near Midland, Texas, on Monday evening, triggering more than 1,000 reports of shaking, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS. Seismic activity during the year 2024 was much lower than the rest of the 21st century, with only 99 earthquakes exceeding magnitude six, the lowest since 1982. [1] There were also no earthquakes exceeding ≥M8 for the third year in a row.
The New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid fault line (or fault zone or fault system), is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes (earthquakes within a tectonic plate) in the Southern and Midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri.
The 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck 17 kilometers (10.56 miles) northeast of Hermleigh, Texas, at a depth of 7.7 km, around 10:38 p.m., leading citizens to report tremors from all over West Texas.
Seismotectonics is the study of the relationship between the earthquakes, active tectonics and individual faults of a region. It seeks to understand which faults are responsible for seismic activity in an area by analysing a combination of regional tectonics, recent instrumentally recorded events, accounts of historical earthquakes and geomorphological evidence.