USGS Confirms Earthquake In Irving
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IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) -- The USGS has confirmed a 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck in Irving at 6:18 a.m. Friday morning.
The USGS pinpoints the epicenter to be just east of the former site of Texas Stadium on SH 183. People have reported feeling the quake in Irving, Dallas, and Farmers Branch.
There have been no reports of damage or injuries.
Roughly two dozen quakes have hit the area since the beginning of 2015, and more than 40 earthquakes have hit since April of last year.
Scientists with SMU and the U.S. Geological Survey released a report earlier this month indicating that there is a narrow two-mile fault extending from Irving into Dallas, running 3 to 5 miles deep. The SMU seismology team says the fault stretches from SH 114 in Irving and extends north-by-northeast to Walnut Hill in West Dallas.
The team has not provided an answer as to what is causing all of these earthquakes of late.
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