A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the USGS.

While West Texas has several fault lines, ... The strongest earthquake reported in Texas was the 6.0 magnitude quake with an epicenter in Valentine in Jeff Davis County on August 16, 1931.

Two slow-motion earthquakes took several weeks to travel 20 miles along the fault. Each happened in places where geologic ...

PERMIAN BASIN (KMID/KPEJ) – Earthquakes are no stranger to the United States, with hundreds of them happening every year. But with no major fault line running through West Texas, why are there ...

A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the USGS.

A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the USGS.

A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the USGS.

A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the USGS.

A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the USGS.

A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the USGS.

A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the USGS.

A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the USGS.