An earthquake centered outside Dallas stunned millions across northern Texas Tuesday afternoon.
The USGS reports the 3.5-magnitude quake was centered just east-northeast of Irving, Texas, at 3:10 p.m. local time.
Irving is 12 miles west of Dallas, and Twitter immediately erupted with reactions from those who felt it across around the metro.
Although
office workers report seeing chairs and desks shake, according to NBC 5
in Dallas, there were no reports of significant damage.
USGS records show a dozen quakes in the area over the last three years, but Tuesday's was the strongest.
The quake has eerie timing. Just Monday researchers from Southern Methodist University put a seismograph in Irving to better track the tremors, The Dallas Morning News reports.
USGS joked in its tweet the earth was even excited about next week's upcoming college football national championship game between the Oregon Ducks and the Ohio State Buckeyes, which will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
USGS records show a dozen quakes in the area over the last three years, but Tuesday's was the strongest.
The quake has eerie timing. Just Monday researchers from Southern Methodist University put a seismograph in Irving to better track the tremors, The Dallas Morning News reports.
USGS joked in its tweet the earth was even excited about next week's upcoming college football national championship game between the Oregon Ducks and the Ohio State Buckeyes, which will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
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