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A small earthquake rattled North Texas Sunday morning, but no major damage was reported.

The quake which had a magnitude of 3.0 was reported at 1:57 a.m.. Sunday about 13 miles west of Waxahachie and 12 miles east, northeast of Cleburne.

An official with the U.S. Geological Survey said Sunday that the quake was at its "most strong" near Venus in Ellis County.

"There might be some cracks in sidewalks and houses may have been shaking a little," said geophysicist Paul Caruso on Sunday. "We don't expect damage from this."

Caruso said that a quake with a magnitude of 5.5 or higher would cause major damages and casualties.

As of Sunday afternoon, the USGS had received 69 reports from residents about the quake in the North Texas area.

Residents from Mansfield, Godley, Midlothian, Venus and Alvarado reported feeling the quake. One report came from The Colony, which was 47 miles away from the epicenter.

Last month, on June 12, a magnitude 2.7 quake was reported, and on June 25 a 2.4 quake rattled homes near Cleburne.

The Cleburne area saw a number of earthquakes on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 2008. Eight earthquakes were reported, the strongest a magnitude 3.0.