More earthquakes shake the Big Country

Shelly Womack
·1 min read

SCURRY COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — The Big Country has seen many earthquakes, and Saturday was no different. In one week, residents experienced more than 60 earthquakes, the strongest reaching a magnitude of 5.1. On Saturday, there were additional earthquakes, the largest registering at 4.5.

<em>Courtesy of the USGS</em>
Courtesy of the USGS

UPDATE: 61 earthquakes strike Scurry County over past week, State of Disaster declared

On July 27, at least two earthquakes occurred in the Hermleigh area. According to the USGS, the first earthquake occurred at 4:08 p.m., 8 miles northeast of Hermleigh, and had a magnitude of 4.5. People reported feeling the quake as far as Plainview, Odessa and San Angelo, as shown below:

<em>Courtesy of the USGS</em>
Courtesy of the USGS

Another sizeable earthquake recorded in Scurry County

The second earthquake, with a magnitude of 2.9, struck at 6:08 p.m. 11 miles northeast of Hermleigh.

Scurry County Judge Dan Hicks issued a disaster declaration Friday morning, following 5.1 magnitude earthquake. Anyone with damage is asked to fill out this form in either English or Spanish.

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