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Texas rocked by rare earthquake that was felt more than 300 miles away from the epicenter.
Residents reported their homes shook for about 10 seconds when the 5.1 magnitude quake hit around 7:50pm local time.
The US Geological Survey noted Monday 's tremor was the seventh largest in the state's history - the strongest was a 6 magnitude in 1931 .
Scientists have been speculating that the recent string of earthquakes in Texas is largely due to hydraulic fracturing - also known as fracking.
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