Did you know your KLTV Weather app tracks earthquakes, too?TIMPSON, Texas (AP) - Authorities say a 3.7
earthquake has shaken parts of East Texas.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the tremor
struck Thursday morning in an area between Garrison and Timpson, about 24 miles
northeast of Nacogdoches.
Gary Patterson of the U.S. Geological Survey in Memphis says survey geologists are baffled by the event. He says, "It's not where we normally see earthquakes in Texas."
Timpson City Secretary Tanya Windham says she
initially thought a nearby train had derailed and it "shook the whole city
hall" for about 15 to 20 seconds.
Nacogdoches County Sheriff Thomas Kerss says
the shifting earth cracked concrete and brick support columns and window panes
but did no significant damage.
There were no reported injuries.
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