Monday afternoon I was working at my desk..when my monitor started shaking and then the house shook with a loud shudder. I wrote down the time 1:14pm. on my notepad to compare it with any local stories of earthquakes. I called Jill to see if she felt anything and she didn't..maybe only a loud noise. I told her I thought it was an earthquake. I then called Doug and he said he felt one at his work. It moved his computer monitor about an inch. Who knew we wouldn't have to be in California to experience our first earthquake.
This is the official news report of that earthquake from the Associated Press.
The Dallas area has been shaken by a 3.3 magnitude earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake happened at 1:14 p.m. Monday, with the epicenter 3 miles south-southwest of Farmers Branch. Dallas police had no immediate reports of any injuries or damage. Parts of rural West Texas had a 3.1 magnitude earthquake late Sunday afternoon. USGS reports the 3.1 magnitude quake was centered about 20 miles west-northwest of Fort Stockton. A 4.0 magnitude earthquake recorded May 7 was centered about 30 miles southwest of Dallas. That quake was the sharpest ever detected in North Texas.
The Dallas area has been shaken by a 3.3 magnitude earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake happened at 1:14 p.m. Monday, with the epicenter 3 miles south-southwest of Farmers Branch. Dallas police had no immediate reports of any injuries or damage. Parts of rural West Texas had a 3.1 magnitude earthquake late Sunday afternoon. USGS reports the 3.1 magnitude quake was centered about 20 miles west-northwest of Fort Stockton. A 4.0 magnitude earthquake recorded May 7 was centered about 30 miles southwest of Dallas. That quake was the sharpest ever detected in North Texas.
The Texas Railroad Commission the next day ordered the operators of five disposal wells near the area to perform tests and gather seismic data.
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