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3.3 Magnitude Quake
Rocks North Texas
Published : Saturday, 16 May 2009, 12:17 PM CDT
North Texas - An earthquake shook several North Texas Cities just before 11:30 this morning.
The U.S. Geological Society reported the 3.3 magnitude quake was felt in Dallas, Arlington, Hurst, Bedford and Euless. FOX 4 also received numberous calls, some from viewers in Irving who said they felt the quake. One woman who called in from Bedford reported feeling a shudder for about 3 seconds.
The last earthquake to hit North Texas was on October 31of 2008, and centered in Irving. That quake measured a magnitude 3.0 according to the U.S. Geological Society. Around the same time, another 2.5 magnitude quake centerd in Grand Prairie.
