4.3 quake shakes up East Texas

Friday, May 18th, 2012 Property

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake rattled eastern Texas early Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake, at a depth of three miles, was centered near Timpson, about 155 miles east-southeast of Dallas, according to the USGS. It struck at 3:12 a.m. (4:13 a.m. ET). At least one building in Timpson showed damage, with a number of bricks falling to the street below, CNN affiliate KLTV in Tyler, Texas, reported. Ollie Barrett told KLTV that bricks from her chimney came crashing through her roof.


External References & Further Reading
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/17/4-3-quake-shakes-up-east-texas/?hpt=us_r1
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