5.3 magnitude earthquake recorded in Texas-New Mexico border

Earthquake of 5.3 magnitude strikes US

West Texas: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck West Texas on Saturday night (local time), forming part of a seismic swarm shaking the region along the Texas-New Mexico border, the US Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed. The tremor occurred at 7:47 p.m. (local time), about 35 miles south of Whites City, New Mexico, in an area situated between the Texas cities of Midland and El Paso. Due to the region’s sparse population, the USGS said the quake had…

5.3 magnitude earthquake recorded in Texas-New Mexico border

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – News 13 is getting reports of another earthquake in Texas. This time, about 50 miles west of Pecos and about 20 miles from the border with New Mexico. Earthquake reported in Socorro County The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the epicenter with a magnitude of 5.3. Viewers have been calling into the station from viewers as far away as Roswell, who say they felt their homes shake. That's about 100 miles away from the epice…

According to the U.S. Geological Service (USGS), it was three tremors that felt in West Texas, particularly in El Paso, in the early minutes of Saturday night. “The tremor touched me at the Walmart de la Mesa,” published a social media user, where different users made known the scare they had from the telluric movements. Official data indicates that the first earthquake occurred around 7:40 in the area adjacent to Mentone, Texas in Loving County…

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes West Texas, among strongest in state history

This is the second earthquake at magnitude 5.0 or greater in Culberson County since February.

Earthquake in El Paso? 5.3 magnitude quake shakes West Texas and New Mexico late Saturday

The earthquake happened around 7:47 p.m. MT, nearly 35 miles west of Whites City, New Mexico, about 149 miles from El Paso.

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits West Texas Saturday

The USGS reported that the earthquake was about 35 miles south of Whites City, New Mexico.