A MASSIVE 5.4-magnitude earthquake has rattled West Texas, making it the strongest tremor to strike the state in nearly three decades. The huge quake struck near the Texas\-New Mexico border at around 3.32pm local time on Wednesday.
USGSA massive 5.3 magnitude earthquake rocked West Texas on Wednesday '/ ' The epicenter was in Toyah \- about 200 miles from El Paso \- but the ripples could be felt in southern New Mexico. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that the earthquake had a depth of around 5.6 miles. According to News West 9 Chief Meteorologist Anthony Franze, the 5.3-magnitude tremor was the third strongest earthquake ever to strike Texas and the most potent since 1995. Residents as far as Austin felt the ground shake, as one asked on Twitter, ...Anyone else in Austin Texas feel that #earthquake?... An El Paso resident tweeted: ...I felt it in Central by Cotton! The whole building shook!... Read more in The U.S. Sun
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QUAKE FEARS Residents left shaken after 5.1 earthquake rattles entire apartment buildings ...Not even kidding there's an earthquake right now. In Texas. A tremor. Not even kidding,... a frightened Texan tweeted. Another resident was shocked after learning a tremor struck the Longhorn state, saying: ...Apparently there was just an earthquake in west texas. I didn't even realize that that could happen.... It's unclear if the quake caused any structural damage to buildings in Texas or New Mexico. More than 350 miles away from the earthquake's epicenter in San Antonio, a college cancelled classes Wednesday night. Most read in The US Sun SHED THE POUNDS I was world's fattest girl who weighed 420lbs aged 8…now I'm UNRECOGNISABLE SHOCKED SUNNY The View's Sara Haines snaps at Sunny Hostin to 'stop' her behavior DOLLAR SIGNS One-time $600 check sent out in time for Thanksgiving as part of $1b package THERE HE IS! Khloe Kardashian shows off her sweet baby boy for the first time since birth 'OMG' Wheel of Fortune fans lust over 'prettiest player ever' with wild link to show FACING DEATH 'Cult mom' to stand trial after husband hit out at 'details of kids' murders' People in the Texas city felt the shaking left by the earthquake including students and staff at San Antonio College, KSAT reported. The students were evacuated from the Moody Center on campus when they felt the tremor, according to the outlet. A San Antonio College spokesperson said that classes were cancelled for the remainder of the day "out of an abundance of caution." The college's risk assessment management team will inspect the buildings on campus for damage, the outlet said. No injuries from the earthquake have been reported as of yet. According to USGS, the earthquake was caused by a shallow normal faulting about 25 miles west-southwest of the town of Mentone. It's considered an intraplate earthquake since it occurred within the interior of the North America plate, which is far from any tectonic plate boundaries, USGS reported. Since 2018, about a thousand earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 and larger have hit within about 31 miles of the recent earthquake, according to USGS. In March of 2020, a magnitude 5 earthquake hit about 6 miles north of the recent earthquake. The largest recorded earthquake to ever hit Texas was a 6.0 magnitude quake in the town of Valentine, in 1931. There has been an increase in earthquakes throughout the past two decades in central and eastern United States. Read More on The US Sun
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FLOWER POWER Fans think Kim 'sent flowers to herself' to make ex Pete Davidson 'jealous' Human activity, predominantly wastewater injection into deep disposal wells, have been largely linked to this increase, USGS reported. However, other factors such as fluid withdrawal, enhanced oil recovery, or hydraulic fracturing processes can also lead to induced earthquakes. More to follow...For the latest news on this story, keep checking back at Sun Online. The-sun.com is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, sports news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheUSSun.
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