Fracking Confirmed as Cause of Rare “Felt” Earthquake in Ohio

January 7th, 2015

Via: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (.pdf):

A new study links the March 2014 earthquakes in Poland Township, Ohio to hydraulic fracturing that activated a previously unknown fault. The induced seismic sequence included a rare felt earthquake of magnitude 3.0, according to research published online by the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA).

Research Credit: winstonsmith

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