Rare magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes Texas Panhandle, strongest to rattle region in over 100 years
US News breaking Rare magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes Texas Panhandle, strongest to rattle region in over 100 years By Julian Atienza, FOX Weather Published July 23, 2026, 10:36 a.m. The quake’s epicenter was relatively shallow at just 3.42 miles below the surface, according to USGS. According to the USGS earthquake catalog, this was the strongest earthquake recorded in the Texas Panhandle and only the fourth magnitude 4.0 or stronger earthquake to strike the region since 1900.
- ▪US News breaking Rare magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes Texas Panhandle, strongest to rattle region in over 100 years By Julian Atienza, FOX Weather Published July 23, 2026, 10:36 a.m.
- ▪The quake’s epicenter was relatively shallow at just 3.42 miles below the surface, according to USGS.
- ▪According to the USGS earthquake catalog, this was the strongest earthquake recorded in the Texas Panhandle and only the fourth magnitude 4.0 or stronger earthquake to strike the region since 1900.
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