Quake Concerns

Interview with Cleburne Mayor Ted Reynolds

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FORT WORTH — Cleburne Mayor Ted Reynolds says he has some concerns after his community was hit by nine small earthquakes since May 16 — the most recent a 2.2 magnitude tremor late on Friday night.

"For the residents, it's probably more of a curiosity than anything else," he said, but added that there's an earthen dam at Lake Pat Cleburne that provides the city's water supply.

"We also have some old cast iron water and gas lines in our city," Reynolds said. "We just want to make sure that they're still safe."

SMU geologists have set up a series of portable seismic stations to monitor the underground rumblings, the most powerful of which was a 3.3 magnitude tremor recorded on May 16.

"I'm sure they got some preliminary data from the quake Friday night," Reynolds said. "I don't know exactly when that data will be available, but hopefully it'll really help us."

Reynolds acknowedged that some experts say natural gas well drilling could be contributing to the instability, while others dismiss any connection.

"We're probably just going to have to wait and see what information that the SMU folks get us, and then we'll just go from there," Reynolds said.