A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (mg/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Hallettsville in Texas. The temblor was reported at 02:31:20 / 2:31 pm (local time epicenter) at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). Global time of event 2015-02-19 08:31:20 UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude -96.9088 West, latitude 29.4552 North, depth 5 km.
Close countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Victoria (c. 62 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from El Campo (c. 11 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Wharton (c. 8 800 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Gonzales (c. 7 200 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Cuero (c. 6 800 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wharton, Luling, Victoria.
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Richard Green
nope. I live in Gonzales and did not feel anything