Two earthquakes rattle North Texas Tuesday

STAR-TELEGRAM
01/06/2015 4:11 PM
01/06/2015 8:28 PM

FORT WORTH Two earthquakes within four hours Tuesday rocked the eastern side of the Metroplex, and the second one, a 3.6-magnitude, was the strongest yet.

Aftershocks were reported later, but had not been confirmed at 8:30 p.m.

The latest in a series of nearly 20 earthquakes since November were again near Irving, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The 3.6 quake at 6:52 p.m. was 4 miles east to northeast of Irving.

Earlier in the day, a 3.5-magnitude quake hit 3 miles east to northeast of Irving about 3:10 p.m.

Some Dallas Cowboys said they felt the afternoon quake. The team’s headquarters are at Valley Ranch in Irving.

Wide receiver Cole Beasley said he felt it while sitting on a couch in the locker room.

“It didn’t scare me. It was over before I couldn’t even realize what it was,” Beasley said. “Dwayne [Harris] was like, ‘Did you feel that?’ I was like, ‘Kind of.’ But I didn’t know what that was, I never felt an earthquake before.”

Defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford said the defense was in a team meeting.

“I thought it was BeastMode hitting his back against the wall – that’s Josh Brent,” Crawford said. “We saw the screen shake, and no one really knew what it was. Some guys said, ‘Earthquake.’ I’ve never experienced it. I don’t know what to do when an earthquake hits.”

Crawford was informed it was a 3.5 magnitude.

“It was a 3.5? Is that big? Well, next time we need to be coached what to do in case of an earthquake.”

After the second quake in the evening, people on Twitter said they felt the quakes in Highland Park, Lakewood, Coppell and Skillman.

“My daughters Freaked!” Julie Fisk tweeted from Lovers Lane and Skillman Street.

All of the quakes have been minor, and no major injuries or damage has been reported, except for some cracked walls.

North Texas has had more than 30 minor earthquakes since 2013, and some of the strongest were in November and December 2013.

In 2013, North Texas also had three 3.6-magnitude quakes: Dec. 8 north of Azle, Nov. 28 north of Mineral Wells and Nov. 19 northwest of Azle.

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