Texas beaching/ Cali earthquake

Matagorda TX whale beaching 12/19/12 at aprox 9:30PM

I called the Bay City Police to get a rough time, since the article did not say. They were happy to help. They heard about it around 9:30 PM, Dec 19th 2012

Earthquake near Petrolia CA 12/19/12 at 4:02AM

6.5 hours later, an earthquake occurred in California.

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