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The quake happened at 5:56, 18 miles south southeast of Cleburne near the town of Covington
Second event to hit Cleburne area in five days |
| CLEBURNE, Tx – For the second time in five days, an earthquake has hit near the City of Cleburne. The United States Geological Survey says the quake hit 18 miles from the city near the Johnson County town of Covington. It is also near the town of Rio Vista.
The USGS says this is a 2.4 magnitude quake, less than the 2.8 quake that it inside the city limits on Tuesday, June 2 at 3:07 p.m. Officials from the City of Cleburne, including City Manager Chester Nolen and Fire Chief Clint Ishmael felt the quake at their homes. Nolen and Ishmael say there is no damage inside the city limits, and the city has not been asked to assist Johnson County officials handle any damage that may have occurred from the quake. “My son told me this didn’t shake as much as the quake from Tuesday,” Nolen said. “In fact, there was just a small shake inside my house.” While the location is now set near Covington, USGS officials are telling the City of Cleburne that the exact location of the quake may change as they review the data over the next few hours. For example, the Tuesday quake was originally located by the agency to be a mile west of Cleburne. But further review found the quake was actually inside the city at a specific intersection. “It sounded like a clap of thunder and then a short vibration. It lasted less than two seconds so it wasn’t long at all,” Ishmael said. Any Johnson County resident who felt the quake are encouraged to log on to the USGS website at Earthquake.usgs.gov and click on the “Did You Feel It” icon and let the geologists know what you experienced. THE LATEST USGS DATA: Sunday, June 07, 2009 at 22:56:23 UTC
Sunday, June 07, 2009 at 05:56:23 PM at epicenter
Location32.210°N, 97.297°W 5 km (3 miles) NW (314°) from Covington, TX
8 km (5 miles) ESE (112°) from Rio Vista, TX
12 km (7 miles) NE (51°) from Blum, TX
18 km (11 miles) SSE (150°) from Cleburne, TX
57 km (36 miles) SSW (197°) from Arlington, TX
81 km (50 miles) SW (216°) from Dallas, TX
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 18.4 km (11.4 miles); depth fixed by location program U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver Source: Hodges PR Services and Consulting
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