Three earthquakes shake West Texas, felt in Dallas-Fort Worth

WEST TEXAS (Nexstar) — The eighth strongest earthquake in the state’s history shook West Texas late Monday night, with one of three quakes that occurred Monday reaching a magnitude of 4.9. People reported feeling shakes as far as the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

At approximately 10:39 p.m. on Monday, an earthquake occurred between Snyder and Roby, Texas. About 15 minutes later, an aftershock with a magnitude of 4.4 struck in roughly the same location. A third earthquake with a 3.1 magnitude struck the same region right before midnight.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, smaller shakes were felt in West Texas on Tuesday: a 2.0-magnitude quake happened at 6:38 a.m., and another 2.9-magnitude earthquake was felt at 7:19 a.m.

Fisher County has about 3,622 residents. No damages or injuries have been reported.

According to TexNet Earthquake Catalog , the majority of quakes this year have happened in the greater West Texas region around Odessa.

This is a developing story, check back for updates. Monica Madden will have a full report on KXAN at 6 p.m.

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