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Earthquakes Rattle Irving Today And South Texas Wednesday

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An earthquake rattled Irving early this morning. The 2.9-magnitude quake hit north of State Highway 183 shortly before 3:30 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Meanwhile, USGS reports a 3.2-magnitude quake happened shortly before noon Wednesday and was centered 2 miles southeast of Charlotte. That’s about 40 miles southwest of San Antonio.

Officials in Dallas and Atascosa counties say they had no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

On Sunday morning, a 2.4-magnitude quake hit Arlington.

Since late last year, a few dozen earthquakes have rocked the Azle-Reno area northwest of Fort Worth. Although the quakes are considered relatively small, they’ve been large enough to cause damage and raise alarm. Both the mayors of Reno and Azle believe there’s a link to the disposal wells from oil and gas drilling in the area.

In June, KERA and StateImpact Texas held a forum in Azle to discuss the earthquakes. Listen to that forum here.