An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale was registered in the western part of the American state of Texas. This was reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center.
According to it, the epicenter of the natural cataclysm was located 168 km southwest of the city of Odessa, where about 118 thousand people live. The source was located at a depth of 8 km.
There are no reports of casualties or damage.