WEST TEXAS – A new earthquake has rattled West Texas this 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, about 200 miles west of Fort Worth. It’s a few miles away from the 4.9-magnitude earthquake that also rattled West Texas on Monday.
According to the United States Geological Survey , the earthquake was felt as far as Durant, Oklahoma and even down in Georgetown.
Scurry County has a population of about 16,686. No damages or injuries have been reported.
Not the first earthquake this week
The 4.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked West Texas Monday night sent aftershocks as far north as Amarillo and as far south as Austin.
It happened around 10:30 p.m. about 200 miles west of Fort Worth in Fisher County. The epicenter of the earthquake was eight miles northeast of Hermleigh, west of Abilene.