AUSTIN (KXAN) — 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.

Texas has experienced four earthquakes since 2:30am ... A 2022 study by the University of Texas at Austin concluded that 68 percent of Texas quakes above magnitude 1.5 were 'highly associated ...

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Historically, earthquakes had been a rare event in ... A 2022 study by the University of Texas at Austin concluded that 68 percent of Texas quakes above magnitude 1.5 were 'highly associated ...

The Nacogdoches Consolidated Communications Center said the US Geological Service reported a 3.5 magnitude earthquake just ...

A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck West Texas on Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. It's at least the sixth earthquake reported since Friday, March 28.