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Austin – When you think about earthquakes in the United States, Texas may not be the first case to mind.
But data from the American geological survey shows that more than 4,100 earthquakes have been reported in the state of Lun Star since 1900.
The vast majority of those are small earthquakes, but 88 were 4 or more. It was ten earthquakes 5 or more.
What is the most powerful earthquake recorded in Texas?
The strongest earthquake in Texas in history struck around 5:40 am on August 16, 1931. A 5.8 -sized earthquake is centered about 7.5 miles southwest of Valentin, a small community in Berrade County, between El Paso and Big Bend.
Here is how to describe the USGS the earthquake in it Summary of the effect:
“Severe damage was reported in Valentin, where all buildings except for the wooden houses were severely damaged, and all the brick chimneys that overthrew or were damaged. The school, which was composed of one section of the concrete blocks and another brick section, was so damaged that it had to be rebuilt. Small cracks consisting in the school market.”
“Some of the walls collapsed in Adobe buildings, and the roofs and sections were damaged in the structures of a wooden frame. Some concrete walls and brick were broken severely. Low walls were recycled, reinforced with concrete, and were thrown.
American geological survey
Where did the earthquakes occur in Texas?
With data from USGs, KXan has set the site of every earthquake recorded in Texas since 1900 with a size of 2.5 or higher.
Earthquakes were registered in almost every part of the country, but there are groups where they are more common, especially in West Texas. The region has the largest rift areas in the state, and it is also known for breaking, and a process in which the liquid is injected into the ground to force oil and gas on the surface.
Has earthquakes become more common in Texas?
According to USGs, the broken dams, mining and construction are all attributedInformed earthquakesWhere the earthquake is caused by human activity. In the south of the center of the United States, there are a large number of recent earthquakes because of humans.
The graph below shows the total cumulative number of earthquakes in Texas since 1900. The total has grown significantly over the past few years.
Data from USGs shows 84 % of all earthquakes in Texas with a size of 2.5 or more have occurred since the beginning of 2020.