Earthquake Blog: The Latest Details On North Texas Quakes
For a deeper look at the Irving quakes, click here. 10:45 a.m. Thursday: The shake, rattle and roll of a dozen earthquakes this week in Irving has highway crews checking bridges and homeowners...
View ArticleAfter 12 Quakes In 2 Days, Scientists Deploy More Seismographs In Irving
Twelve earthquakes shook North Texas Tuesday and Wednesday -- and seismologists are intensifying their focus on all of the rumbling and rattling near the old Texas Stadium site.
View ArticleEarthquakes Are New, But Not Unique, To Dallas Area
People in Dallas were surprised by a swarm of small earthquakes that started shaking the city a couple of days ago. There have been 11by last count. And the quakes, though new to the Dallas area, are...
View ArticleAfter Quakes, Inspecting Roads, Trains And Insurance Policies
The shake, rattle and roll of a dozen earthquakes this week in Irving has highway crews checking bridges and homeowners inspecting homes. While there hasn’t been any significant damage to homes, some...
View Article2.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Midlothian
Another earthquake has shaken North Texas, this time in Midlothian. A 2.7-magnitude quake was recorded at 2:12 p.m. Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey says.
View ArticleAs North Texas Quakes Continue, Experts Look For A Cause
Another small earthquake vibrated Irving Sunday night: a magnitude of 2.5 at 7:46 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. That makes 17 in the last week in North Texas, most of them around the...
View ArticleDallas Focuses on Earthquake Preparedness As Quakes Continue To Rumble
The cities of Dallas and Irving took a first step toward an earthquake task force Monday with an afternoon conference call that included experts from the US Geological Survey. Seventeen small quakes...
View ArticleTexas Lawmakers Consider Boosting Earthquake Research
State lawmakers are considering a nearly $2.5 million plan to help answer a pressing question in some Texas communities: Why does the ground keep shaking?
View ArticleNorth Texas Earthquakes Linked To Two-Mile Fault From Irving To West Dallas
Southern Methodist University seismologists have determined that the recent earthquakes that have rattled North Texas were concentrated along a two-mile line that indicates a fault from Irving into...
View ArticleSMU Study Links Azle Earthquake Swarm To Natural Gas Drilling
What’s causing the Azle earthquakes? SMU researchers say that wastewater injection and saltwater extraction from natural gas wells is the most likely cause.
View Article4.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Johnson County, Biggest Recorded In North Texas
North Texas has recorded another earthquake. A 4.0-magnitude quake was recorded around 6 p.m. Thursday in Johnson County.
View Article3.3-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes North Texas Monday Afternoon
North Texas has been shaken by a 3.3 magnitude earthquake.
View ArticleTexas Railroad Commission Clears Oil And Gas Company Of Causing Earthquakes
The regulatory agency overseeing Texas' oil and gas industry says a series of small earthquakes in North Texas likely wasn't caused by drilling operations by an Exxon Mobil subsidiary.
View ArticleDeath Toll In Powerful Afghan Quake Climbs Past 260
Updated at 7:24 p.m. ETThe death toll continues to climb from the massive earthquake that rocked northeast Afghanistan near its border with Pakistan. More than 260 people are confirmed dead across the...
View ArticleNorth Texas At Higher Risk Of Damaging Earthquakes Than Ever Before, Report Says
Federal scientists now say Dallas-Fort Worth is at a higher risk of damaging earthquakes than ever before.
View ArticleU.S. Geology Maps Reveal Areas Vulnerable To Man-Made Quakes
Some parts of Oklahoma and Texas now have about the same risk of an earthquake as parts of California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The big difference is, the quakes in Oklahoma and Texas...
View ArticleDowntown Dallas Is The Most Walkable Neighborhood In Texas, According To A Study
Five stories that have North Texas talking: Three Dallas neighborhoods are considered foot-friendly; Rick Perry endorsed Ted Cruz, but didn’t vote for him; a Texas woman died in the Brussels attacks;...
View ArticleHumans Have Caused Majority Of Recent Texas Earthquakes, New Study Finds
There’s a been a lot of debate about what has caused the swarm of earthquakes in North Texas. A new study from the University of Texas at Austin and Southern Methodist University says humans are likely...
View ArticleEPA: North Texas Earthquakes Likely Linked to Oil and Gas Drilling
Federal regulators believe “there is a significant possibility” that recent earthquakes in North Texas are linked to oil and gas activity, even if state regulators won’t say so.
View ArticleOklahoma Earthquake Felt From Texas To Nebraska; Disposal Wells Shut Down
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has directed dozens of wastewater disposal wells within an approximate 500-square-mile radius of the epicenter of the Oklahoma earthquake to shut down.
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