Strong earthquake rocks west Texas

MSN.com’s Ariana Garcia reports residents in West Texas and in nearby states were awakened to a series of earthquakes late Monday evening. Per the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the tremors were registered near the town of Hermleigh, Texas, about 54 miles northwest of Abilene at 10:38 p.m., 10:46 p.m., and 11:56 p.m. The first of the earthquakes was the strongest, clocking in at magnitude of 4.9 o…