5.4-magnitude earthquake rattles rural southeastern New Mexico, West Texas

Saturday night, West Texas and southeast New Mexico shaking a 5.4-dimensional earthquake by shaking a rural region.

According to a US Geological Survey, the Evening Evening with a center in West Texas about 35 miles south of White’s City in New Mexico: 4: 47. It was initially measured at the level of 5.3 before it was initially promoted to 5.4.

The White City is a small resort town near the Carlsabad Cavars National Park, just north of the Texas border and about 95 miles south of New Mexico.

The earthquake took place at a depth of 3.9 miles. Jennifer Armenderies, an emergency manager of New Mexico, which includes White City, in an email to CBS News that “The earthquake” felt many residents, “at this moment” or no call in my office. ”

Until 5:30 pm, the perceived report feature of the USGS received about 1,500 public reaction. The greater earthquake was followed in the region by two small 2.5-dimensional after-shock.

On the morning of April 14, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake Hit San Diego County and was widely felt across southern California and northern Mexico. Earthquakes said the earthquake was probably associated with a branch of the San Andreas Fault system.