Those aren't exactly unbiased websites!
The fact of the matter is that there will be debate for a long time over
the issue. Until the incidence of earthquakes occurring AT FRACKING DEPTH
goes up a meaningful amount, it will continue. Most earthquakes take place
far, far deeper in the earth than fracking depth. As was stated earlier,
there most be faults to allow plates to shift along one another for there
to be a quake.
Will we see more sinkholes around fracked areas? That seems a more likely
outcome, if there is any negative outcome at all.
My few pennies' worth.
Matt
KK4CPS
On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Steve Baughn <baughn@centurylink.net>
wrote:
> I think there are some differing opinions expressed here:
> www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/11/ohio-earthquakes
> www.rt.com/usa/fracking-ohio-quake-earth-165
>
> 73,
> Steve, WD8NPL
>
>
>
> From: Jon
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 3:21 PM
> To: Don W7WLL
> Cc: Towertalk
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Someone's Tower Fall Over in OK?
>
> Earthquakes are not caused by fracking!
>
> Recently had several studies done here in DFW area because of this very
> topic. We had over 30 tremors with 40 days... Fracking is a 2 - 5 day
> event at a well to fracture the shale at the level where they are
> extracting oil and/or gas. Most of these happen deeper than those wells.
> It is possibly related to injection wells as was likely the causes here.
> Either way there has to be a fault that slips to create the quake. 4.5 is
> noticable quake. You can feel a 2.5 - 3.2 feels like the house got
> bumped.
>
>
>
> On Monday, July 27, 2015, Don W7WLL <w7wll@arrl.net> wrote:
>
> Or the result of fracking? Know folks with towers in OK have to contend
>> with tornados at times, but earthquakes seem to be on an increase too?
>> Wonder if anyone has ever encountered a tower-earthquake related issue in
>> OK.
>>
>> Don W7WLL
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: USGS ENS
>> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 11:41 AM
>>
>> Subject: 2015-07-27 18:12:15 (M4.5) OKLAHOMA 36.0 -97.6 (122a9)
>>
>> == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
>>
>>
>>
>> Region: OKLAHOMA
>> Geographic coordinates: 36.006N, 97.576W
>> Magnitude: 4.5
>> Depth: 3 km
>> Universal Time (UTC): 27 Jul 2015 18:12:15
>> Time near the Epicenter: 27 Jul 2015 13:12:15
>> Local standard time in your area: 27 Jul 2015 10:12:15
>>
>> Location with respect to nearby cities:
>> 6 km (3 mi) NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma
>> 19 km (11 mi) NW of Guthrie, Oklahoma
>> 40 km (24 mi) NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma
>> 48 km (29 mi) WSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma
>> 59 km (36 mi) N of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
>>
>>
>> ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
>> ________________________________
>> event ID : us 200030gd
>>
>> This is a computer-generated message and has not yet been reviewed by a
>> seismologist.
>> For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
>> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us200030gd
>> or
>> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
>>
>>
>>
>> DISCLAIMER:
>> https://sslearthquake.usgs.gov/ens/help.html?page=help#disclaimer
>>
>>
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