The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the earthquake's epicenter was about 35 miles south of Whites City, New Mexico.

The earthquake happened around 8:47 p.m. CT, nearly 35 miles west of Whites City, New Mexico, about 200 miles from Lubbock.

According to the United States Geological Survey, the first earthquake took place Saturday around 7:45 p.m. It registered a 5.4 on the Richter scale. The epicenter was a few miles south of Whites City in a rural area of Texas. People living in the Carlsbad, Roswell and Alamogordo area may have felt that earthquake.