Nation 5.0 magnitude earthquake rattles West Texas: ‘Like the vibration of a train, but bigger’ March 26, 2020 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY Comments Off on 5.0 magnitude earthquake rattles West Texas: ‘Like the vibration of a train, but bigger’ A 5.0 magnitude earthquake rattled West Texas on Thursday. Residents of El Paso, about 175 miles west of the reported epicenter, felt the quake.