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| Subject: LOL: Fracking action 'induced' quakes; Coming Up Next: Fracking action 'induced' meteor collision Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:03 pm | |
| A series of small earthquakes in Ohio late last year was probably caused by activity from fracking, a review by authorities in the US has concluded.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said its review revealed the quakes in the north-east of the state in December appeared to be caused by a rare confluence of events in which wastewater injected into the ground triggered seismic activity in an unmapped fault area.
''Geologists believe induced seismic activity is extremely rare but it can occur with the confluence of a series of specific circumstances,'' the report said.
''After investigating all available geological formation and well activity data, state regulators and geologists found a number of co-occurring circumstances strongly indicating the Youngstown area earthquakes were induced.''
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/energy-smart/fracking-action-induced-quakes-20120310-1ur0v.html#ixzz1olmbLlgr
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