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Two Earthquakes Rattle East Texas

Posted/updated on: September 4, 2013 at 2:30 am
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seismographTIMPSON (AP/STAFF) — Two earthquakes have hit East Texas, causing little reported damage but unnerving residents. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 4.1 magnitude earthquake at 4:52 p.m. CDT Monday centered about 2 miles west-northwest of the town of Timpson. That’s about 150 miles east-southeast of Dallas and 60 miles southwest of Shreveport, Louisiana. The second earthquake was reported at 6:51 Monday night two miles west northwest of Timpson. It measured 4.3 on the Richter Scale. Timpson police Officer Adam Renfro says he had received reports of dishes and pictures falling from walls but no significant damage.

Since May of last year, Shelby County has now reported 11 earthquakes. Monday’s earthquakes were among the strongest ever recorded in Texas. The strongest earthquake ever recorded in Texas occurred in 1931 near the West Texas town of Valentine, in Jeff Davis County. It registered 5.8 on the Richter Scale



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