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Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Second earthquake in a month shakes Texas
Posted: Nov 12, 2011 9:50 PM PST
By Eric Boynton
CENTRAL TEXAS - For the second time in the past month, an
earthquake struck an area south of San Antonio.
This earthquake hit around 4:30 A.M., in an area about 30 miles
south of the city, and was measured at 3.3 on the Richter Scale.
A month ago, an earthquake that hit the same area, but was a much
larger tremor; measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale. It also broke
the record previously held by an aftershock in 1993 that was a 4.3
magnitude quake.
So far, there have been no reports of any major damage or injuries
from the most recent earthquake.