A noteworthy (and rare) 3.1 magnitude earthquake has struck near Fort Stockton Texas at a fracking operation.
This marks the THIRD noteworthy earthquake to strike the Texas region over the past 10 days. Two 4.0M earthquakes, and now this 3.1M.
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Fort Stockton is the location of a new unexpected fault line which opened up at the SURFACE , and extends multiple miles South towards the border of Mexico.
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This earthquake follows other very rare movement just South of this location , which occurred three days ago (May 14, 2015) when a 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck SOUTH of Ft. Stockton, TX near a dormant volcano along the Mexico border.
See the video update here, which covers Fort Stockton, and the new fault line that opened up out of the ground (on the surface), 2 years ago.
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Also, another 4.0M earthquake struck just South of Dallas Texas 10 days ago (May 7 2015), at a Venus, TX fracking operation.
See the video covering the Venus , Texas earthquake here:
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Information on this newest magnitude 3.1 earthquake near Fort Stockton, Texas from the USGS:
M3.1 – 33km WNW of Fort Stockton, Texas
| Magnitude / uncertainty | 3.1 mb_lg± 0.1 |
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| Location / uncertainty | 31.034°N 103.186°W± 3.5 km |
| Depth / uncertainty | 5.0 km± 2.0 |
| Origin Time | |
| Number of Stations | – |
| Number of Phases | 11 |
| Minimum Distance | 170.99 km (1.54°) |
| Travel Time Residual | 0.35 sec |
| Azimuthal Gap | 96° |
| FE Region | Western Texas (498) |
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