DALLAS - Two minor earthquakes shook the Dallas-Fort Worth area late on Thursday and early on Friday, but no significant damage was immediately reported.

The U.S. Geological Survey said an earthquake with a 2.5 magnitude was reported at 11:25 p.m. Thursday, centered in the Grand Prairie area.

The agency said a slightly stronger quake, at 3.0 magnitude, occurred at 12:01 a.m. Friday, centered in Irving about 10 miles west of Dallas.


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USGS geophysicist Randy Baldwin said aftershocks could last several days.

Law enforcement agencies across northern Texas received some 911 calls from people who had felt the quakes.

An April 7 earthquake in southern Texas had a 3.7 magnitude.

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I think earthquakes are kind of interesting. I've only felt a couple small ones myself. One in Virginia and one in Michigan. Places you don't normally associate with earthquakes.

I just looked at the US Geological Survey and the biggest ones have been in Alaska but high on the list of strongest quakes was Feb.7,1812 in New Madrid, Missouri.

Anyone on these boards ever been in a big quake?

we had one here about 14-15yrs ago
i can recall what the rictor scale was
but it felt if i recall even in nevada

my uncle had a resturant in klamath falls
and they felt the quake there, and while my uncle was on vacation they were watching the news and it showed his resturant falling down... the building was old

We had a small one in NH 6 years ago.enough to shake the house and rattle the coffee cups.NH is on an old fault I believe.