Tuesday 12 November 2013

7th earthquake strikes North Texas

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The shaking that has become the norm for parts of North Texas continued early Monday morning.

The U.S. Geological Service recorded the seventh earthquake to hit the area since Nov. 1.

This one, a 2.8-magnitude temblor, occurred about 2:30 a.m. Monday and was centered about a mile west of Briar and 7 miles north of Azle.

Like many of the other quakes, it occurred in the Azle-Springtown area.

The strongest of these quakes, a 3.0, occurred at 1:54 p.m. Saturday near Springtown.

The first, a 2.6-magnitude quake about 2 miles east of Reno, was at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and was followed at 10 p.m. by an aftershock.

On Wednesday, a 2.7-magnitude quake was reported at 11:05 a.m., about 3 miles south-southwest of Springtown. Springtown also felt a 2.9-magnitude quake at 10:30 p.m. Thursday.

On Nov. 1, a 2.1-magnitude quake was reported in Tarrant County near Richland Hills.

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