Earthquakes

The foundation is holding a public, interfaith vigil for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin.

After multiple near-record Texas earthquakes, oil and gas regulators say they’re stepping up efforts to reduce quakes triggered by industry activity.

One of the largest earthquakes in Texas history struck 12 miles north of Midland on Friday — a month after another 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck the region. Now state inspectors are investigating whether nearby oil and gas operations played a role.

The quake was the third largest in Texas history, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. An increase in seismic activity in Texas has been linked to injecting fracking wastewater underground.

The earthquake is one of the largest in Texas history. A geophysicist with the USGS said the earthquake was likely caused by oil and gas industry activity in the area.

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