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The strongest and most destructive earthquake in state history was the 1931 Valentine earthquake, [3]: 20 which had an estimated magnitude of m b 5.6–6.4. [4]: 1171 The second strongest earthquake in Texas history also occurred in West Texas, registering as a magnitude 5.7 tremor near Alpine in 1995. [1]
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. Magnitude-5.1 earthquake strikes near ...
Monday's earthquake comes less than two months after a series of 108 earthquakes shook West Texas over a period of eight days. One of these was a 4.9-magnitude earthquake in Scurry County, which ...
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.
New Madrid fault and earthquake-prone region considered at high risk today. The 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes were a series of intense intraplate earthquakes beginning with an initial earthquake of moment magnitude 7.2–8.2 on December 16, 1811, followed by a moment magnitude 7.4 aftershock on the same day.
New Madrid seismic zone. 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.
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit western Texas on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck about 23 miles west-southwest of Mentone, Texas, around 4:27 a.m. local ...
2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.8 earthquake, ~525 fatalities and unknown number of injuries, none in the United States. 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 9.0 earthquake, 15,850–28,000 fatalities and 6,011 injured, one fatality and unknown number of injuries in the United States.