The Yellowstone region was hit by around 1,000 more earthquakes in 2021 compared to the previous year, according to a new report. This week, the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) Yellowstone ...

A study of two powerful earthquakes in adjacent areas off the Alaska Peninsula in 2020 and 2021 shows a connection between the two. It also suggests they may be a part of an 80-year rupture cascade ...

MIDLAND, Texas -- One local said it sounded like a pickup truck had rammed into the side of their house. Another said it sounded like the air conditioner fell off the roof. A third compared the ...

Everything is bigger in Texas—including, increasingly, its earthquakes. An analysis published by the Texas Tribune on Tuesday finds that earthquakes of more than a 3.0 magnitude in Texas more than ...

Earthquakes are increasing rapidly in the Delaware portion of the Permian basin which is located in southeastern New Mexico and crosses over the southern border into west Texas. This growth, which is ...

COLUMBIA — The 3.3 magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks that rumbled the Midlands the last week of December upped the tally of earthquakes recorded in the Palmetto State to 30 in 2021, the most in ...

2021 was notable for the Western Hemisphere. The largest quake of the year was in Alaska and the deadliest was in Haiti. There were a few surprises and, sadly, reaffirmation of what we have known for ...

An injection well facility just outside of Odessa, seen on Jan. 31. (Eli Hartman For The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman For The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps ...

MIDLAND, Texas (Texas Tribune) — One local said it sounded like a pickup truck had rammed into the side of their house. Another said it sounded like the air conditioner fell off the roof. A third ...