Earthquake reported near Louisiana-Texas border April 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A second earthquake has sent some shock waves to parts of north Louisiana near the Texas border. A 3.1 magnitude earthquake was registered about 7:43 p.m. Thursday, about 6 miles west of Blanchard, Louisiana and near the border with Texas, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The impact from the tremor, considered minor, was felt as far as Shreveport. It was the latest in a series of earthquakes in the northwestern corner of the state. A 2.5 magnitude earthquake was registered across the border in Uncertain, Texas early Thursday, about six miles southwest of Mooringsport, Louisiana.