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Welcome to your seismic update from across the state for the week of July 22, brought to you by the Alaska Earthquake Center, where we monitor ground shaking 24-7.

A moderately strong, 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Texas on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.