EL PASO (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 17th November, 2022) A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit West Texas Wednesday afternoon, according to the US Geological Survey.
The earthquake hit in the oil-rich Permian Basin area near the Texas town of Pecos, according to the US Geological Survey.
According to Federal data, the earthquake was felt more than a hundred miles away further west in El Paso, Texas, and more than a hundred miles north near Portales, New Mexico.
