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The earthquake happened around 3:27 a.m. MT, nearly 24 miles southwest of Mentone, Texas.
[3]: 24 An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5–6.0 is expected to occur every 50–100 years in the Texas Panhandle, while an earthquake with a magnitude greater than 6.0 is expected to occur every 300 years. [5] The strongest earthquake in this region was a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that occurred in 1925.
The largest earthquakes in Texas history have occurred in West Texas, which is the state's most seismically active region. Earthquakes have been reported in El Paso – near the state's westernmost extent – since as early as 1887.
Throughout the year, earthquakes killed 584 people, making 2024 the least deadliest year for earthquakes since 2020. The vast majority of the year's fatalities were attributed to a M w 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan immediately after 2024 began, which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in ...
An agricultural community in Imperial County experienced a 4.8 earthquake and more than 180 smaller aftershocks. A midnight 4.8 earthquake followed by a cluster of aftershocks rocks the El Centro area
No damage was reported in El Paso. Several adobe buildings in Juarez were cracked from roof to ground by the quakes and a vacant building collapsed. El Paso history 1931: Multiple earthquakes rock ...
The 2003 San Simeon earthquake struck at 11:15 PST (19:15 UTC) on December 22 on the Central Coast of California, about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of San Simeon. Probably centered in the Oceanic fault zone within the Santa Lucia Mountains , it was caused by thrust faulting and the rupture propagated southeast from the hypocenter for 12 miles (19 ...
“Taiwan earthquake today,” text on the video reads. The video was shared more than 30,000 times in a week. More from the Fact-Check Team: How we pick and research claims ...