AUSTIN, Texas — Over the last week, 17 small earthquakes have been recorded near Falls City, Texas, which sits about 40 miles southeast of San Antonio.
However, two of its strongest earthquakes were felt more than 120 miles away across Austin and Round Rock Saturday morning.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 4.4 and 4.7-magnitude earthquakes were confirmed to have occurred within a 15-minute span overnight. More than 20 earthquakes of varying magnitudes have been recorded in February, but none of them had been stronger than a 3.9 on the Richter Scale.
Data from the USGS shows the 4.7-magnitude earthquake, which happened around 12:32 a.m., was felt as far north as Round Rock and Georgetown.
Earthquakes of this size tend to only cause minor damage, if any. No damage has been reported in Central Texas as of Saturday morning, but some Austinites took to social media to make sure they weren't alone in feeling the quakes.
Ironically, the University of Texas at Austin hosted an international gathering of earthquake researchers earlier this week to discuss advances in earthquake science.