Rare magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes Texas Panhandle, strongest to rattle region in over 100 years

AMARILLO, Texas — A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck roughly 24 miles southeast of Miami, Texas, in the state’s Panhandle region at 5:21 a.m. local time Thursday.

The quake’s epicenter was relatively shallow at just 3.42 miles below the surface, according to USGS…

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