The United States Geological Survey reported two earthquakes in Texas on Tuesday, December 6.

The first earthquake occurred three miles northeast of Irving and measured in at a 3.5 magnitude on the Richter scale. The quake was recorded just after 3:10 p.m.

The second earthquake, also measured with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale, occurred 14 miles northeast of Snyder just before 6 p.m.

Both quakes are considered small, but a seismicity map provided by the USGS shows the relatively low number of quakes that have occurred in the state during the last 30 years.

Texas Seismicity, USGS
Texas Seismicity, USGS
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Another 2.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Dallas region in December of 2014.

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