3.4 magnitude quake recorded west of Dallas – USGS

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DALLAS – A minor earthquake measuring a preliminary 3.4 magnitude has rattled an area west of Dallas, Texas, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The survey’s earthquake center in Golden, Colorado, said the quake lasting several seconds began at 11:05 p.m. CDT Saturday and was centered about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) north of Irving in Texas.

Geophysicist Randy Baldwin at the Colorado center told The Associated Press that the quake was just strong enough to likely have been felt for about 20 miles (32 kilometers) around the epicenter. He said the quake’s online reporting system received no reports of any damages or injuries but there were some 1,200 responses from people who felt the quake.

Baldwin said smaller aftershocks are a possibility in that area in coming hours or days.