Coverage dated November 7, 2023

5.3 magnitude earthquake rattles western Texas

Headline from KRDO

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Mentone, Texas, at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The earthquake had a depth of about 4.9 miles, and its epicenter was about 22 miles west-southwest of Mentone, the USGS said.

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  1. KRDO

    5.3 magnitude earthquake rattles western Texas (opens KRDO)

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    By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Mentone, Texas, at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The earthquake had a depth of about 4.9 miles, and its epicenter was about 22 miles west-southwest of Mentone, the USGS said.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Moderate 5.3 magnitude earthquake recorded in sparsely populated West Texas county (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MENTONE, Texas (AP) — An earthquake struck a sparsely populated and remote area of West Texas on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, and the

  3. KVIA El Paso

    A 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake in West Texas was felt in the Borderland (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A 5.3 magnitude earthquake took place Wednesday near Mentone, Texas, according to the U.S. Geological survey. It happened around 3:27 a.m. Mountain Time (MT) The borderland flooded our newsroom with phone calls saying they felt the tremor.

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    5.3 magnitude earthquake rattles western Texas, United States Geological Survey says (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Mentone, Texas, at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said.

  5. KENS 5 San Antonio

    Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits West Texas Wednesday morning (opens KENS 5 San Antonio)

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    KENS 5 San Antonio's feed description

    The quake hit about 22 miles southwest of Mentone, Texas at about 3:27 a.m.

  6. NBC News

    5.3-magnitude earthquake hits western Texas (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The quake struck about 23 miles from Mentone, Texas, around 4:27 a.m. local time.

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