Are you feeling the earthquakes from West Texas? Many in the Dallas-Fort Worth area reported feeling aftershocks from the series of earthquakes that hit Scurry, a county of about 16,000 that is roughly 250 miles west of Dallas. According to a Facebook post from the county, 61 earthquakes had been reported by about 10:20 a.m. last Friday, the largest a 5.1! That's the 6th largest quake to ever hit Texas!
The United States Geological Survey reported several more earthquakes Friday afternoon and on Saturday recorded a 4.5 magnitude earthquake at about 4:08 p.m. and a 2.7 magnitude earthquake at about 6:08 p.m.
Dan Hicks is a Scurry County Judge, posted, "I am Declaring a Disaster and requesting any assistance we can get from the State of Texas."
According to earthquake trackers, Texas (Mostly West Texas) has had:
- 13 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 204 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 457 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 5,545 earthquakes in the past 365 days