Local East Texas earthquakes spur further study Red River Radio | By Bill Zeeble, KERA News Published May 21, 2012 at 10:42 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email University of Texas at Austin Cliff Frohlich is senior research scientist at UT Austin's Institute for Geophysics, specializing in Texas earthquakes. Scientists in Texas say they'll take a closer look into why several quakes have struck East Texas this month, centered around the town of Timpson.