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3.3 magnitude earthquake rattles Texas town (USGS)
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The earthquake measured 3.3 on the Richter scale and occurred around 12:50 a.m. about 10 km south-southeast of Smiley, Texas in Gonzales County. Smiley is about 60 miles east of San Antonio and about 160 miles southwest of Houston.
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Los Angeles Marked 50th Anniversary of 1971 Quake February 11, 2021
The 50th anniversary of the magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred at 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Known as the San Fernando or Sylmar quake, the jolt collapsed hospital buildings, a freeway interchange and damaged a reservoir dam, forcing about 80,000 people to flee as water was drained to prevent a flood.
In all, the quake killed 64 people and injured 2,000. The American Red Cross Los Angeles Region sheltered 17,000 people.
Damaged amounted to more than $500 million, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake struck at a depth of about 7 miles a few miles north of the San Fernando Valley communities of Sylmar and San Fernando.