Live Update: 5.1 Magnitude earthquake hits West Texas, killing 59 people and coursing damages to major roads

Monday’s earthquake was the seventh strongest quake in Texas history, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the Midland-Odessa Metropolitan area Monday evening, briefly rattling parts of North Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake happened in Martin County at 7:49 p.m., about 21 miles southwest of Ackerly, Texas.

The USGS initially reported the earthquake as a 4.8 magnitude with a depth of 4.8 kilometers. It later upgraded the magnitude to 5.1 with a depth of 8.4 kilometers.

According to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Monday’s earthquake was the seventh strongest quake in Texas history.

Residents in Lamesa said their homes were shaking for five to 10 seconds when the earthquake hit. Residents in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex also reported feeling the tremor.

Monday’s earthquake was the seventh strongest quake in Texas history, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the Midland-Odessa Metropolitan area Monday evening, briefly rattling parts of North Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake happened in Martin County at 7:49 p.m., about 21 miles southwest of Ackerly, Texas.

The USGS initially reported the earthquake as a 4.8 magnitude with a depth of 4.8 kilometers. It later upgraded the magnitude to 5.1 with a depth of 8.4 kilometers.

According to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Monday’s earthquake was the seventh strongest quake in Texas history.

Residents in Lamesa said their homes were shaking for five to 10 seconds when the earthquake hit. Residents in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex also reported feeling the tremor.