A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical ...

In fact, it's thought that Oklahoma experiences more human-induced earthquakes than any other state. However, to date, the largest fracking-related earthquake occurred in nearby Texas. This was a ...

Using questionnaires created to determine whether a particular earthquake is natural or induced by human activity, a panel of experts concluded that the November 2022 magnitude 5.2 Peace River ...

Using questionnaires created to determine whether a particular earthquake is natural or induced by human activity, a panel of experts concluded that the November 2022 magnitude 5.2 Peace River ...

The good news for 2024 U.S. quakes — no casualties and little damage. On the other side of the scale, induced earthquake activity remains high and our response to tsunami warnings leaves much ...

Rash of earthquakes blamed on oil production, including a magnitude 4.9 in Texas Until Monday’s earthquake, the largest earthquake known to have been induced by enhanced oil recovery was a ...

West Texas has a long history of earthquakes induced by oil and gas operations dating to at least the 1970s, according to Robert Skoumal, a research geophysicist with the USGS.

The majority of induced earthquakes in Texas are caused by wastewater disposal from oil and gas drilling, while others are caused by fracking and a process called secondary recovery, Rubinstein ...