Coverage dated December 16, 2022

Magnitude-5.3 Earthquake Rattles West Texas Friday

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

A preliminary magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck a remote area outside the West Texas city of Midland Friday afternoon.

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Magnitude-5.3 Earthquake Rattles West Texas Friday (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A preliminary magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck a remote area outside the West Texas city of Midland Friday afternoon.

  2. UPI

    5.4 magnitude earthquake rocks west Texas just weeks after similar jolt (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Western Texas was rocked by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake Friday, exactly one month after a similar quake struck the oil-producing region, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Magnitude-5.4 Earthquake Rattles West Texas Friday (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck a remote area outside the West Texas city of Midland Friday afternoon.

  4. Kokomo Tribune

    5.4 quake jolts West Texas, one of state's strongest ever (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    One of the strongest earthquakes in Texas history has struck in a western part of the state that’s home to oil and fracking activity. There are no immediate reports of

  5. Washington Times

    Magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolts West Texas; one of state’s strongest ever (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    One of the strongest earthquakes in Texas history struck Friday evening in a western region of the state that’s home to oil and fracking activity. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

  6. Washington Times

    Texas wracked by magnitude 5.4 earthquake, the state’s fourth-strongest ever (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A magnitude 5.4 earthquake wracked Midland, Texas at around 5:35 p.m. local time Friday evening, the fourth-strongest earthquake to ever occur in Texas.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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