SAN ANGELO, TX — For the second time this week, San Angelo residents experienced the feeling of an earthquake.
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded at 9:28 a.m. Friday about 8 miles northeast of Hermleigh, near the town of Snyder, according to the United States Geological Survey.
It was initially reported as a 4.8-magnitude earthquake but has since been upgraded twice.
This makes it the sixth strongest earthquake on record in Texas history.
The strongest recorded earthquake in the state was 5.8 outside the far West Texas town of Valentine in 1931.
Five more earthquakes were recorded Friday morning outside Hermleigh, about 12 minutes after the first quake, all registering between 2.5 and 3.3, promoting a disaster declaration from a Scurry County Judge.
The area around Hermleigh — about 100 miles northwest of San Angelo — produced a 4.9-magnitude earthquake Monday evening.
Like Monday's big quake, the effects of Friday's first earthquake could briefly be felt for a few seconds in San Angelo.
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