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FRACKING POSSIBLE CAUSE OF QUAKES Northern Texas towns are experiencing an intense string of earthquakes – the last of which was one of the most powerful in 5 years. As unusual tremors have been going on for over 3 weeks now, many suspect fracking might be to blame. The month that rocked! November 6 (2) 2.6 tremor near Reno (7:32 AM) 2.7 tremor near Springfield (9:05 PM) November 8 2.9 tremor near Springtown (8:32 AM) November 9 3.0 tremor near Springfield (11:54 PM) November 11 2.8 tremor near Briar (12:30 PM) November 13 2.6 tremor near Eagle Mountain (1:01 PM) November 19 (2) 2.5 tremor near Reno (9:57PM) 2.8 tremor near Azle (10:03 PM) November 20 3.6 tremor near Azle (4:40 AM) November 23 2.9 tremor near Reno (1:43 PM) November 25 3.3 tremor near Azle (11:43AM) November 26 (2) 2.7 tremor near Reno (5:55 AM) 3.0 tremor near Azle (6:24 PM) November 27 2.8 tremor near Springtown (3:28 AM) November 28 (2) 3.6 tremor near Mineral Wells (11:58 PM) 2.8 tremor near Jacksboro (12:41 PM) On Thursday, the region experienced two tremors, with one of them registering 3.6 magnitude, 55 km west of the town of Azle at 07:58:36 GMT, as recorded by the US Geological Service, and the other 2.8 at 08:41:07 GMT, with the epicenter not far from the first one. USGS records show that the 3.6 tremor was one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the region in 5 years. “It sounded like a sonic boom, and then the house started shaking,” Keith Krayer, a local resident who felt the effects of the quake, told RT. Krayer said he had no doubt the quake was sparked by fracking. “When they frack, they inject all that water and chemicals into the ground, then they pump it back up and separate the gas from the water, then they have to dispose of that water 13,000 feet down. It causes the plates to slip, the lubrication from the water.” Residents like Krayer are having their nerves put to the test as the region chalked up its 16th this month. In the last four days, there have been six recorded quakes. Between 1970 and“It sounded like a sonic boom, and then the house started shaking,” Keith Krayer, a local resident who felt the effects of the quake, told RT. 00000
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 17:34:07 +0000

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