An earthquake shook parts of West Texas Friday afternoon with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was recorded about 16 miles southwest of Ackerly,

Several areas around Midland reported feeling the earthquake, as did some parts of Southern New Mexico, including Roswell, Carlsbad and Alamogordo. The earthquake happened at 12:33 MT/1:33 CT, on Friday, Feb. 28, about 16 miles southwest of Ackerly, Texas, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Midland, Texas, followed by a 2.1 aftershock and several smaller quakes.

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck West Texas on Friday, February 28, according to the United States Geological Service.

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook a wide swath of of West Texas on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck around 1:30 p.m. local time about 16 miles southwest of Ackerly and about 27 miles northeast of Midland.