5.0 earthquake shakes Texas Panhandle, region’s strongest ever
A magnitude 5.0 quake struck near Spearman, Borger and Pampa early Wednesday and was felt as far away as Amarillo and parts of western Oklahoma.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook multiple states on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake hit the Texas Panhandle around 5:21 a.m. local time, according to the USGS. The epicenter was near the towns of Spearman, Borger and Pampa, and could be felt further away in Amarillo, Texas, and parts of western Oklahoma.