A rare strong earthquake struck near Midland, Texas, on Monday evening, triggering more than 1,000 reports of shaking, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The USGS received more than 1,400 reports of shaking. People as far away as Fort Worth — 282 miles east — and Austin — 322 miles southeast — reported feeling the earthquake. Ackerly is about 60 miles north of Midland. The USGS says that fracking can be linked to a small percentage of earthquakes and that more are attributable to wastewater disposal.

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Persons: Austin Organizations: U.S . Geological Survey, Fort Worth, Austin —, Earthquakes, Rockies Locations: Midland , Texas, U.S, Ackerly, Fort Worth —, North America, Midland, fracking