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October 31, 2008

Quakes Swarm North Texas

 

 

Magnitude 2.5 and 3.0 quakes hit between Dallas and Ft. Worth, just a few miles from Irving and DFW International Airport around midnight.

 

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Additionally, a 3.1 mag quake struck just east of Oklahoma City around 11:30 am Thursday and a 2.8 mag quake was felt south of Oklahoma City Tuesday.

 

Here's an update at 15:41 Eastern via AP (Anti-Palin) wire and Breitbart.com:

 

Irving police received 911 calls from about 25 people saying they had felt the quakes, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, Officer David Tull said Friday morning.

 

USGS geophysicist Randy Baldwin said aftershocks could last several days.

 

On Thursday, a 3.1 magnitude quake was reported about 11:30 a.m. near McCloud, Okla., some 180 miles north of the Dallas area, according to the USGS. There were no reports of damage or injury there, either. The Oklahoma quake is considered a separate event from those in Texas, said USGS geophysicist Jessica Sigala.

 

The USGS said a 2.9-magnitude earthquake occurred shortly after noon Friday near Maryville, Tenn., but emergency officials said no damage had been reported.

 

Maryville is 160 miles east of Nashville.

 

 

 

 

Posted by Martin at October 31, 2008 05:08 AM

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