Sunday 30 September 2012

Earthquake Hits Dallas Texas

Texas News-A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hits the suburb of West Dallas Texas with occasional aftershocks being felt by the area.

It started around 11:05 PM CDT of Saturday were most people are already asleep but fortunately 
there were  no casualties reported according to the local emergency officers.

The epicenter was located 2 miles North of Irving Dallas but was felt as far as 20 miles away and was followed four minutes after by a series of aftershocks recording 3.1 magnitude in the Richter scale.
The epicenter was determined near the Dallas-Fort Worth airport but no flights was interrupted.


A gas leaked was also reported and local officials are checking up on the report for the safety of the community.

Texans are advise to be calm and vigilant since experts expect more aftershocks to come since the area is frequently visited by earthquakes.









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