India, May 4 -- An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude struck the United States' Western Texas region, at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.21 miles), said the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

Earlier, the EMSC had measured the quake's magnitude at 6.5. The Independent scientific organisation said in a post on X that the earthquake struck about 50 miles West of Pecos in Texas. It placed the epicenter at 45 miles North East of Texas' Van Horn.

EMSC issued an advisory that aftershocks from the quake might occur in the next hours or days. "Unless it is necessary stay away from damaged areas for your safety. Be careful and follow national authorities' information," it noted in a X post.

As per EMSC, tremors from the quake were felt ac...