Shallow earthquake rattles residential area north of Irving, Texas
Centered at32.868°N, 96.957°W the quake occurred at a [signature] depth of 5km, USGS/EHP reported.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 3.3Mw
Location: 32.868°N, 96.957°W depth=5.0 km (3.1 mi)
Time: 2015-05-18 18:14:29 (UTC)
Nearby Cities:
- 6km (4mi) N of Irving, Texas
- 8km (5mi) SW of Farmers Branch, Texas
- 11km (7mi) SSW of Carrollton, Texas
- 17km (11mi) NNW of Dallas, Texas
- 292km (181mi) S of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Abbott Signs “Denton Fracking Bill”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed legislation that would preempt local authorities to regulate fracking and a wide variety of oil and gas-related activities, preventing environmentally harmful oil and natural gas production.
Voters in Denton, a university town near Dallas, banned hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the area in November 2014.
Abbott said, Texas needs to avoid a “patchwork of local regulations” that threaten oil and gas production.
House Bill 40 does a “profound job of protecting private property rights,” said Abbott.
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