The U.S. Geolo g ical Survey reported that the quake happened in Martin County at 7:49 p.m., about 21 miles southwest of Ackerly, Texas. USGS map shows the location of the West Texas earthquake on ...

The earthquake was the seventh strongest in ... "Notable quake, preliminary info: M 5.1 - 34 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas," the USGS posted on social media site X (formerly Twitter) on Monday night.

DALLAS — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 struck near Ackerly Monday evening ... small community about one hour north of Midland, Texas, around 7:45 p.m. Residents in Midland, Lubbock ...

A moderate to light earthquake rocked West Texas in the very early hours of Thursday morning, October 17. The shockwaves reportedly reached about 70 miles southeast of the epicenter, reaching all ...

In the wake of a magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattling near Midland Monday evening, Texas geology experts are giving further insight into some of the causes behind these quakes. In the wake of a ...

Eight earthquakes have been magnitude 5 or greater. 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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — It's almost that time to drop, cover and hold on as millions of people around the world participate in the 2024 Great ShakeOut, with over 57 million people around the world ...

The term seismograph usually refers to the combined seismometer and recording device. The first known earthquake detector was invented in 132 A.D. by the Chinese astronomer and mathematician Chang ...

Millions of people across California will participate in the Great California ShakeOut on Thursday, a day dedicated to practicing earthquake safety. More than 10.5 million people have signed up ...