On Friday, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake, according to the USGS, shocked residents near the Midland, Texas area.
The National Seismological Service of Mexico also reported it as an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 335 km northwest of Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, however, moments later they deleted the publication.
LAST MINUTE: The @SeismologicalMX reports a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Midland, Texas.
For his part, @USGS_Quakes reports it as Magnitude 5.3.#earthquake #earthquake pic.twitter.com/yrqD5Hz61U
— Rosendo Chavarría (@RosendoChV) December 16, 2022
Some people shared the unusual event in the area on social networks.
That quake was crazy I was just on FaceTime with my boyfriend in Midland Tx when they had the quake and then 30 seconds later I felt it in Lubbock
— cj (@killvsbill) December 16, 2022
For example, this Twitter user claimed that while he was on a video call with his partner, he felt the tremor in Midland, Texas, and seconds later the wave was felt in the Texas city of Lubbock.
People living in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico also reported the earthquake.
Did anyone else feel the earthquake in CD Juárez Chihuahua? some time ago
— Noah C. (@Noe21851463) December 16, 2022
So far there are no reports of damage or other situations.
