Comments: Dr. John Holbrook, UT Arlington professor of earth and environmental sciences, served as the expert quoted in this NBC 5 story.

>> it was frightening. >> when an earthquake rattles their homes. the earth shaking beneath their feet, putting many people on edge. >> never experienced it before. >>> chances are you didn't feel it. many texans did when the earthquake struck before noon. low located in a undeveloped neighborhood east of north coll collins. the u.s. geological survey says the quake measured 3.3 in magnitude and struck precisely at 11:25 a.m. this may not be the last earthquake in north texas. experts tonight say we could still expect more, as people are still shaking their heads over the one here this morning. nbc 5's ashanti blaize is live with the latest. >> reporter: kevin, while the quake was not strong enough to leave any damage behind, it was strong enough to rattle a lot of residents for a bit, many didn't know what it was. >> i was, like, right in the doorway of my mom's room. >> reporter: a tremor strong enough to rattle the foundation of kimberly washington's apartment. >> we actually thought someone hit the building. our whole apartment shook. >> reporter: strong enough to make her neighbor, christopher thomas, think twice. >> we don't get earthquakes in this part of texas. it is unusual. 11:24 local time. >> reporter: unusual says a professor at uta, but not unheard of. >> oddly enough, a cole of earthquakes a couple months ago in that same general vicinity that were, you know, a tad bit deeper, but they were essentially the first ones anybody heard of in this area. >> reporter: the epicenter of this quake was near euless leaving a wake of confusion for residents living as far as lancaster. >> with an earthquake, what you get is that, you'll get a small fracture between two plates and they'll build up stress in between them. >> reporter: this one, a 3.3 on the magnitude scale. >> that's generally a little small to be feeling it. >>

Comments: John Wickham, chairman of UT Arlington's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, dons his UT "A" logo cap while serving as the expert consulted for this WFAA/Channel 8 report.

an earthquake rattles north texas. it was minor. there were no injuries or damages. but still it was unusual and it has people talking. peter dowd is first on fox 4 with this story. >> reporter: yes, richard not something that happens very often. police got several calls from people today concerned about tremors. when most people think of earthquakes ulis is the last place that comes tonight. but that was the epicenter on saturday morning which came in at 3.3 on the richter scale. >>