Dennis Romero is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
A rare strong earthquake struck near Midland, Texas, on Monday evening, triggering more than 1,000 reports of shaking, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The temblor, initially measured at magnitude 5.1, struck at 7:49 p.m. at a depth of about 5 miles below the surface, around 21 miles west-southwest of Ackerly, according to the agency. No injuries were initially reported. The USGS received more than 1,400 reports of shaking.
'Earthquakes east of the Rockies that are centered in populated areas and large enough to cause damage are, similarly, likely to cause damage out to greater distances than earthquakes of the same magnitude centered in western North America,' it said. Ackerly is about 60 miles north of Midland. The area is known for fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, a process that injects water at high pressure into the ground to extract oil.
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