The number and size of Texas quakes increased dramatically around 2010 when well injection became the common disposal method.

Professor Joshua Hardt helps lead a seismic monitoring project to enhance public understanding of science in West Texas.

Four days later, a second earthquake in the area reached magnitude 4.7. Last month’s quake reached a magnitude of 5.4 — tied for the largest of its kind in Texas history.

Texas’ strongest earthquake in history struck around 5:40 a.m. on Aug. 16, 1931. The magnitude 5.8 earthquake was centered about 7.5 miles southwest of Valentine, a small community in Presidio ...

At least 43 people, including 15 children, have been confirmed dead following flash floods in central Texas, authorities said ...

The Texas Railroad Commission voted Tuesday to immediately suspend a permit that allowed a defiant Houston operator to inject oilfield wastewater deep underground in an area of West Texas plagued ...

The earthquake happened at 11:35 a.m. local time in the Pacific Ocean, according to the United States Geological Survey. Its epicenter was located 23 kilometers (14 miles) southwest of Callao, west of ...

New York Red Bulls (8-7-5, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (7-7-6, seventh in the Western Conference)San Jose, California; ...

The Texas Supreme Court settled a first-of-its-kind dispute over the ownership of produced water. It ruled in favor of the ...

LA Galaxy (1-13-5, 16th in the Western Conference) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (7-7-5, sixth in the Western Conference)Stanford, California; Saturday, ...

The agency wants to make it easier to treat and reuse wastewater at drilling sites. Research is advancing, but some skeptics ...

For families like the Casamentos and businesses in the marketplace, there is continued uncertainty surrounding the possible ...