State of Emergency Declared due to West Texas Earthquake Swarm

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A single county has reported more than 60 earthquakes in the last week, sparking a State of Emergency to be declared.

Scurry County in West Texas was hit by a 5.1-magnitude quake on Friday, which was felt as far north as Oklahoma, followed by a 4.5-magnitude the next day.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/west-texas-hit-by-90-earthquakes-in-a-week-scurry-county-declares-disaster/ar-BB1qPuuk

Detailed info on all the quakes can be found here

https://www.beg.utexas.edu/texnet/catalog

So many earthquakes have struck the west Texas county of Scurry in the past week – more than 100 at last count – local officials have declared a state of emergency.

Scurry County Judge Dan Hicks wrote in his Friday declaration of disaster that since the first earthquake, registering magnitude 4.9, was felt the night of July 22, “damage has been found throughout Scurry County in businesses and residences.”

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/29/west-texas-earthquakes-explained/74590224007/

A single county has reported more than 60 earthquakes in the last week, sparking a State of Emergency to be declared.

Scurry County in West Texas was hit by a 5.1-magnitude quake on Friday, which was felt as far north as Oklahoma, followed by a 4.5-magnitude the next day.

The epicenter in Hermleigh has now experienced 62 seismic events since last Monday (July 23).

County Judge Dan hicks declared a disaster in the county Friday to get assistance from the state and is asking anyone with damage or losses to fill out a survey that will help them identify the scope of damage in the area.

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The seismic events began on Monday, July 23 when reports flooded out of Texas after a 4.9-magnitude shook Hermleigh residents awake at 10:38pm CST, which was also felt in Oklahoma and New Mexico.

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A 4.4-magnitude aftershock occurred less than 10 minutes after the initial earthquake and residents experienced a 3.1-magnitude in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Hermleigh experienced another 4.0-magnitude earthquake shortly before 11pm CST on Thursday and about an hour later experience a 2.5-magnitude aftershock.

Many other quakes were reported throughout the week but registered under a 3-magnitude.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13684295/Texas-Scurry-County-earthquakes.html

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