IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) – Scientists are discovering what is to blame for the recent earthquakes in Irving.
Many believed that the former Texas Stadium implosion or gas drilling could be the blame but SMU seismologists say they just don't know yet.
They are identified fault line that runs right through Irving and into Dallas.
It is about 2 miles in length and 3 to 5 miles deep.
In the area of the newly identified fault are: buildings, businesses, high-rises, and residents.
The SMU seismology team says the fault stretches from state highway 114 in Irving and extends north-by-north east to Walnut Hill in West Dallas.
"This is not new faulting. This is not the formation of a new fault this is just reactivation of a fault that's probably hundreds of millions of years old," explains SMU Seismologist Heather DeShon.
The SMU seismology team has no answers about what is causing all of these earthquakes of late.
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings says the city is looking at it's building codes.
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/02/06/seismologist-say-a-fault-is-at-fault-for-irving-earthquakes/
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