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Not Caused by Fracking
November 19, 2012 | USGS

About this time last year a swarm of over 100 earthquakes occurred in Oklahoma. Although many people initially pointed at hydraulic fracturing as the cause, USGS has a map and explanation… ” The aftershocks near the main shock appear to align along a northeast-southwest trend that is probably defining the fault rupture below the ground surface.” Quoted from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.


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