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As part of the program, the Bureau's TexNet research team has developed the TexNet Earthquake Catalog, a dynamic mapping web page that provides information on the location of monitoring stations and recorded earthquakes across the state. The map and data include events recorded since January 1, 2017, when data collection began.
Fault Maps | Center for Integrated Seismicity Research
For each data region, researchers have compiled large, multidisciplinary datasets to map and characterize faults within each of these significant seismic regions. Fort Worth Basin; Delaware Basin; Eagle Ford; Midland Basin; Related external …
Central Texas | Bureau of Economic Geology
Faulting occurred in Central Texas millions of years ago, when the coastal plains to the east bent downward while the more stable central Texas interior of the Llano Uplift remained relatively stable. The Balcones Escarpment and the west Austin Hill …
More than 200 earthquakes have been recorded in North Texas since 2008. Researchers plan to release more detailed maps next year. Researchers have mapped more than 250 potentially earthquake-causing underground fault lines stretching across 1,800 miles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in North Texas. And, they say, they are just as likely to cause ...
Seismotectonics | Texas Seismological Network and Seismology …
High precision earthquake locations help seismologists to identify the fault zones and their geometry. In Texas, these seismogenic structures are commonly sitting in the top portion of the Precambrian crystalline basement.
The problem is, according to the Bureau of Economic Geology in Austin, maps of fault lines across North Texas were not available at the time of the Ray Roberts’ construction in 1982, nor are more detailed ones currently available because most earthquake research over the past 15 years has been directed toward areas where
Texas Geologic Hazards | Bureau of Economic Geology
Common Texas geohazards include those related to storms, earthquakes, coastal faulting and subsidence, coastal erosion, rockfalls, and sinkholes. Geologists employ a variety of instruments and tools to better understand geohazards and minimize their impact on society.
Seismogenic Features of the Snyder Seismic Zone, Northwestern …
Nov 12, 2021 · A recent study has investigated the concealed seismogenic structures in the Snyder area using three main approaches: (1) relocated and delineated seismicity, (2) performed waveform moment tensor inversion to determine earthquakes’ source mechanisms, as well as (3) conducted stress inversion to assess the stress state.
Statistics and Attributes of Earthquakes Across Texas
Jan 5, 2024 · Risk analysis of the individual clusters of seismicity shows that both injection type (e.g., wastewater disposal, hydraulic fracturing) and location within the basin are important factors for determining regions of statistically unexpected earthquakes.
A Compendium of Earthquake Activity in Texas. PDF
In West Texas, prominent seismic activity has occurred in the El Paso, Valentine, and Panhandle regions. Earthquakes near El Paso may be related to Quaternary faults of the southern Rio Grande rift system.