Thursday, January 30, 2025

Texas rocked by two earthquakes in less than 24 hours with up to 4.5 magnitude


Texas rocked by two earthquakes in less than 24 hours with up to 4.5 magnitude



A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rocked southern Texas Wednesday night, striking nearly 45 miles southwest of the city of San Antonio.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) detected the seismic event at 9:26pm CT near Falls City, measuring it at a depth of about 2.3 miles.  

The quake ranks as the third-strongest earthquake ever to hit South Texas, following a magnitude 4.8 quake in 2011 and a 4.7 quake in February 2024 that also hit near Falls City.

Wednesday's earthquake was followed by a magnitude 2.6 aftershock that struck 10.5 miles south-southeast of Stockdale, Texas around 1:17am Thursday. 

No damages or injuries have been reported from either of the quakes. 

But could be more tremors to come. The USGS predicted a 36 percent chance of magnitude 3 aftershocks following the main quake.  

The USGS 'Did You Feel It' system, which logs reports of ground shaking felt throughout the US, has received 679 reports from people who say they felt the Falls City quake.

Most of these reports came from the area immediately around the epicenter and east of San Antonio, but some say they felt shaking as far north as the town of Whitney, Texas, which lies 200 miles away.




1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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