Texans were rattled by a “notable” 5.1 magnitude earthquake—one of the strongest in the state’s history—on Monday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
The quake struck in Martin County, about 21 miles southwest of Ackerly shortly before 7:50 p.m.
It was initially graded 4.8 on the magnitude scale, with a depth of 3 miles, according to Texas channel KXAS, but was later upgraded to a 5.1 quake with a depth of 5.2 miles. Lamesa residents said their homes were shaking for up to 10 seconds.
The earthquake was the seventh strongest in Texas history, local newspaper Lubbock Avalanche Journal reported. Newsweek has reached out to the USGS seeking confirmation on where the quake stands in relation to others hitting the state.
www.newsweek.com/texas-shook-seventh-strongest-earthquake-state-history-1954977
Floodwater surged into homes, stranded vehicles and forced water rescues in coastal North Carolina on Monday after a tropical storm-like system dumped historic amounts of rain in a matter of hours.
“It’s probably the worst flooding that any of us have seen in Carolina Beach,” Town Manager Bruce Oakley told CNN of the tourist town not far from Wilmington. “We’ve had to rescue people from cars, also some from houses and businesses.”
Emergency services fielded dozens of calls for rescue, Oakley added.
Carolina Beach was placed under a state of emergency Monday after a “historic” 18 inches of rain fell there in 12 hours at one station, a once-in-1,000-year rainfall event, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. More than a foot of rain in 12 hours was reported elsewhere in the area, a once-in-200-year rain event.
www.cnn.com/2024/09/16/weather/tropical-storm-helene-south-north-carolina-climate/index.html
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