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Earthquakes hit Texas town plagued by rotten egg stench

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Residents in West Texas experienced a series of quakes on Monday morning .

The largest tremor, with a magnitude of 3.4 , was felt in the small town of Toyah .

The town has also been subjected to a rotten egg smell that has been hanging in the air for the last two months .

Locals are concerned about the region's booming oil and gas industry, particularly practices such as fracking and wastewater disposal.

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75

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71

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59

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semi-formal

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English

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54

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