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<\/p>\nSPEARMAN, Texas – An earthquake rocked the Texas Panhandle on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck at 5:21 a.m. about 23 miles south-southeast of Spearman. It was at a depth of 3.5 miles.<\/p>\n
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A star indicates the epicenter of an earthquake near Spearman, Texas, on July 23, 2026. (USGS \/ FOX Local)<\/p>\n
What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
The Facebook page of the National Weather Service Office in Amarillo, about 90 miles southwest of the epicenter, was filled with people who reported feeling the shaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Awakened by thunder-like rumble and shaking in Pampa around 5:20 am,” Dari Sharpton posted on the agency\u2019s page.<\/p>\n
“Woke us up in Mobeetie,” Kellie Bryce May posted. “Lasted about 20 seconds or so. A picture fell off a shelf also.”<\/p>\n
“It was wild! We live in White Deer,” Kristi Lynn Loveless posted. “I was standing, and it threw me way off balance. Talk about a strange feeling.”<\/p>\n
Shaking was felt far and wide, including the northern suburbs of Dallas, according to USGS data.<\/p>\n
People in nearby states also felt it. USGS data showed shaking being reported as far away as Wichita, Kansas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Roberts County Sheriff\u2019s Office, where Spearman is located, said no damage has been reported.<\/p>\n
The backstory:<\/p>\n
While earthquakes in Texas aren\u2019t unusual, larger temblors such as Thursday\u2019s are much rarer.<\/p>\n
One of the largest quakes recorded in Texas was a 6.0 near Valentine in 1931.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Source: Information in this story came from the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Weather Service, the Roberts County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the Texas Almanac.<\/p>\n
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