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Rare magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes Texas Panhandle, strongest to rattle region in over 100 years
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 24 miles southeast of Miami, Texas, in the Panhandle region at 5:21 a.m. local time on Thursday. It is the strongest to hit the area in over 100 years.
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