Texas’ strongest earthquake in history struck around 5:40 a.m. on Aug. 16, 1931. The magnitude 5.8 earthquake was centered ...

A massive 8.8‑magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula late Tuesday triggered tsunami warnings and advisories ...

Ten earthquakes had epicenters near El Paso, one of which caused the only known death by a Texas earthquake. In the Panhandle, the largest reported earthquakes have not exceeded magnitude 5.4.

The earthquake happened around 4:27 a.m. local time nearly 24 miles southwest of Mentone, Texas, a town near the Texas-New Mexico border, about 57 miles southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico, and 200 ...

Texas was hit by a 5.1 earthquake on Monday evening. Pictured: Residents gather outside homes that were structurally damaged by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake on April 05, 2024, in Newark, New Jersey.

SNYDER, Texas — At 10:38 p.m. Monday, the ground began to rumble in West Texas. The real action was nearly five miles below the surface, where a 4.9-magnitude earthquake happened just west of ...

The vast majority of Texas earthquakes do not do any damage, but whenever the magnitude approaches or exceeds 5.0, minor damage is possible, such as cracks in a home’s ceiling, walls or foundation.

HOUSTON — More than a dozen earthquakes have been reported across Texas in the last week, including a magnitude 4.3 that shook parts of the Panhandle late Wednesday. Note: the video in this ...

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes in Texas history struck Friday evening in a western region of the state that's home to oil and fracking activity.

In 1922, a 2.1-foot wave was recorded in Galveston, likely caused by a local event. In 1964, a 0.6-foot wave reached Freeport after the massive earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska.

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, is now among the top 10 strongest ...