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Related: About this forumSeven small earthquakes rattle Oklahoma
This is the latest swarm in a state where a recent upsurge in seismic activity which may be linked to frackingThe U.S. Geological Survey has recorded seven small earthquakes shaking central Oklahoma in a span of just about 14 hours.
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Those follow four other quakes, including a 4.3-magnitude temblor near Langston recorded shortly after noon Saturday. The other Saturday morning quakes ranged in magnitude from 2.9 to 3.2.
Residents in central Oklahoma have said they want to know whether the surge in earthquake activity in the region is caused by oil and gas drilling operations in the area. Last month, Oklahoma Citys KOCO news reported that Oklahoma has had nearly double the number of earthquakes as California, local news reported after five earthquakes on Thursday morning rattled an area of the state where oil and gas drilling is prevalent.
At the Seismological Society of Americas annual meeting in May, scientists said that underground disposal of vast amounts of wastewater generated by fracking likely induce earthquakes by changing the state of stress on existing faults.
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/7/13/seven-earthquakesoklahoma.html
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Seven small earthquakes rattle Oklahoma (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Jul 2014
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Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)1. Frack on!
What's it going to take before people realize that squeezing every ounce of gas, oil and coal out of our planet is not the answer to a sustainable future?
Rhiannon12866
(204,695 posts)2. I don't know ho much more evidence it's going to take...
littlemissmartypants
(22,548 posts)3. They are drilling
Us straight to hell.
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)4. Fracking again...