A 5.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded in West Texas late Friday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and could be felt by residents more than 150 miles away in El Paso.

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The latest earthquake rattled West Texas Friday morning, sending aftershocks to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The 5.0-magnitude earthquake happened at around 9:30 a.m. in Scurry County, ...

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded in West Texas late Friday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and could ...

WEST TEXAS – A 4.9-magnitude earthquake rocked West Texas Monday night, with aftershocks felt as far north as Amarillo and as far south as Austin. It happened around 10:30 p.m. about 200 miles ...

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A 5.0 magnitude earthquake was detected in western Texas Friday night, according to the United States Geological Survey.. The earthquake at 10:23 p.m. MT (11:23 p.m. CT) had a depth of roughly 4.1 ...

Texas was hit by a 5.1 earthquake on Monday evening. Pictured: Residents gather outside homes that were structurally damaged by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake on April 05, 2024, in Newark, New Jersey.

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded in West Texas late Friday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and could be felt by residents more than 150 miles away in El Paso.

West Texas was hit by a 5.0 magnitude earthquake this past February, near the border of Culberson and Reeves counties. The USGS reported about 950,000 people felt weak to light shaking.

It could become the strongest earthquake in the Lone Star State since 1931. Twenty minutes later, the 6.5 Magnitude earthquake west of Pecos, Texas, was downgraded to 5.5.

Texas Earthquake: 4.9 Tremor Felt Across Abilene. Published Jul 23, 2024 at 5:21 AM EDT Updated Jul 23, 2024 at 7:08 AM EDT. By . Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK.