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Most earthquakes in the state have been small or have produced minimal impacts. No earthquake-related fatalities have been reported in the state, though one earthquake in Texas caused a death in the neighboring Mexican state of Chihuahua in 1923. The earliest recorded earthquake in Texas occurred near Seguin and New Braunfels on February 13 ...
Its epicenter was near the town of Valentine, Texas; there, the earthquake caused damage to many homes and buildings. [6] The earthquake may have been caused by movement along oblique-slip faulting in West Texas, the most seismically active region in the state. Shaking from the earthquake was perceptible within a 400 mi (640 km) radius of the ...
The Balcones Fault is in one of the lowest-risk zones for earthquakes in the United States. [ 6 ] The surface expression of the fault is the Balcones Escarpment, [ 7 ] which forms the eastern boundary of the Texas Hill Country and the western boundary of the Texas Coastal Plain, and consists of cliffs and cliff-like structures.
Here are the worst earthquakes in Texas history. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) regulator has grappled with leaks and blowouts from orphan wells, as well as earthquakes, triggered by higher pressure underground from water injection.
What causes earthquakes? Earthquakes occur when the plates that make up the Earth's crust move around. These plates, called tectonic plates, can push against each other.
Earthquakes in Texas (4 P) F. Floods in Texas (2 C, 14 P) H. ... 1950s Texas drought; 1980 United States heat wave; 2004 Christmas Eve United States winter storm;
Story at a glance Last year, over 200 earthquakes over the magnitude of 3 struck West Texas. Rising oil and gas production in the Delaware Basin region is thought to play a causal role.