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9 Earthquakes Rock North Texas In Less Than A Day
CBS DFW ^ | January 7, 2015 | CBS DFW/AP

Posted on 01/07/2015 5:10:48 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Nine earthquakes, three of them greater than a 3.0 in magnitude, rocked the DFW area on Tuesday afternoon and into early Wednesday, knocking items off of walls, causing cracks to appear in ceilings and generally rattling nerves across the region.

“Shook my whole house!” said CBS 11 News viewer Aprille Maganda from her home in the Las Colinas area of Irving.

(Excerpt) Read more at dfw.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Miscellaneous; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: dallas; earthquake; earthquakes; fracking; geophysics; irving; quakes; researchers; scientists; seismometers; texas; usgs
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1 posted on 01/07/2015 5:10:49 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

sounds like precursors if it was in San Fran


2 posted on 01/07/2015 5:11:46 AM PST by GeronL
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I blame fracking! /s


3 posted on 01/07/2015 5:13:35 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: GeronL

It seems eerily like the beginning of a cheesy SyFy Channel movie.


4 posted on 01/07/2015 5:13:46 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The mods stole my tagline.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Wusses. We here in seismically active Kansas laugh at a handful of 3.0’s

(I just like ribbing the Californicates, having been one so long ago)


5 posted on 01/07/2015 5:14:08 AM PST by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

lol. Hopefully this is not on of those!


6 posted on 01/07/2015 5:15:51 AM PST by GeronL
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Relax, Everyone! Just a little 'plate' juggling! :)

7 posted on 01/07/2015 5:16:13 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

See what happens when you steal football game!


8 posted on 01/07/2015 5:19:05 AM PST by G Larry (Amnesty imposes SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL immigrants & minorities)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

And there are hundreds of thousands of smaller faultlines just about everywhere.


9 posted on 01/07/2015 5:21:55 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: Crazieman

Now this area of seismic activity runs from south-central KS to north-central TX.


10 posted on 01/07/2015 5:24:28 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The freeways are gnarly as hell in that area!


11 posted on 01/07/2015 5:27:18 AM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Wasn’t “Tremors” set as taking place in Texas?


12 posted on 01/07/2015 5:41:50 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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Wasn’t “Tremors” set as taking place in Texas?

It's been a while since I last watched it, so I had to look it up. Tremors was set in the fictitious town of Perfection, NV.

13 posted on 01/07/2015 5:56:17 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Hey, didn't Tony Romo FINALLY win a playoff game last weekend? I see a strong connection.
14 posted on 01/07/2015 6:49:39 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (OK. Now How many votes do we need to IMPEACH and REMOVE the bastard?)
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Romo won a playoff game before.


15 posted on 01/07/2015 6:51:01 AM PST by dfwgator
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One game, ancient history, and as I recall, it was not because of, but in spite of his play.

I suspect all Jerry Jones' big talk will end this weekend up on "the frozen tundra".

16 posted on 01/07/2015 6:55:42 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (OK. Now How many votes do we need to IMPEACH and REMOVE the bastard?)
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AHHHH! FRACKING! We’re all gonna DIE!!!


17 posted on 01/07/2015 7:10:46 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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Yawn.


18 posted on 01/07/2015 7:12:07 AM PST by dfwgator
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19 posted on 01/07/2015 7:40:34 AM PST by JRios1968 (I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Don't worry. Those Texans have spectacular rec rooms....

20 posted on 01/07/2015 7:52:53 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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