Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded in West Texas early Wednesday near the border of Reeves and Culberson counties, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake that struck around 4:30 a.m. Central northwest of Pecos is tied for the fourth strongest recorded in Texas, according to the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin, and could be felt as far away as El...

One of the strongest earthquakes to hit Texas rocked residents early Wednesday, according to multiple reports. The earthquake reached a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale at a depth of approximately five miles, according to FoxWeather. The earthquake reportedly began at 3:27 a.m. MST and was centered in Mentone, Texas, between Midland and El Paso. “You probably were just rudely awakened by an earthquake,” The National Weather Service in El Paso said in a social media post. “USGS is reporting a M5.2 south of Carlsbad, NM, which occurred at...

A cluster of earthquakes struck in the early hours of Wednesday morning along the border of southeast New Mexico and West Texas, felt as far east as San Antonio and as far west as El Paso. Reports of the earthquake being felt also came from Sandia Park near Albuquerque, according to reports from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It started with a magnitude 5.3 earthquake reported at about 3:27 a.m. near Mentone, Texas, according to the USGS, followed by several smaller quakes nearby. More:Shaky Ground: The link between the Permian...

A powerful earthquake shook West Texas early Wednesday morning, marking one of the strongest quakes ever recorded in Texas. The 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck at around 3:27 a.m. MST, according to a Wednesday dispatch from Fox Weather. The center of the quake was located in between Midland and El Paso, a rural area located around 58 miles south-southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico and occurred about 5 miles below the earth's surface, per the U.S. Geological Survey. No damage or injuries have been reported so far, according to Fox Weather. Residents...

Five earthquakes stronger than magnitude 5 have hit Texas since 1900. A rare earthquake stronger than magnitude 5.0 on the Richter Scale struck a remote area of West Texas early Wednesday, rattling homes and jolting residents awake, officials said. The 5.3 magnitude quake occurred at 3:27 a.m. local time and its epicenter was about 24 miles southwest of Mentone, Texas, near the New Mexico border, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at a depth of roughly four miles, the USGA said. The quake was followed by a...

The quake hit about 22 miles southwest of Mentone, Texas at about 3:27 a.m. Example video title will go here for this video The quake hit about 22 miles southwest of Mentone, Texas at about 3:27 a.m., the agency said. Mentone is east of El Paso and north of Fort Stockton. The National Weather Service in El Paso tweeted about the earthquake being felt in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Other people responded to tweet, saying it was also felt in Las Cruces. It was also felt in Juarez, Mexico. You...

(CNN) — A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Mentone, Texas, at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The earthquake had a depth of about 4.9 miles, and its epicenter was about 22 miles west-southwest of Mentone, the USGS said. The earthquake was felt as far away Santa Teresa, New Mexico, about 200 miles west of where the earthquake was detected, according to the National Weather Service in El Paso. There are no immediate reports of injuries. CNN has reached out to the Loving County Sheriff’s Office...

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook western Texas early Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake happened around 4:27 a.m. local time nearly 24 miles southwest of Mentone, Texas, a town near the Texas-New Mexico border, about 57 miles southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico and 200 miles east of El Paso, Texas. According to the USGS, the earthquake hit at a depth of 7.4 kilometers and some strong shaking could be felt in the immediate area. The National Weather Service office in El Paso said they felt the...

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook western Texas early Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake happened around 4:27 a.m. local time nearly 24 miles southwest of Mentone, Texas, a town near the Texas-New Mexico border, about 57 miles southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico and 200 miles east of El Paso, Texas. According to the USGS, the earthquake hit at a depth of 7.4 kilometers and some strong shaking could be felt in the immediate area. The National Weather Service office in El Paso said they felt the...