Fracking Has Made Oklahoma As Earthquake-Prone As San Francisco

According to a new USGS earthquake risk map, Oklahoma is now one of the most earthquake-prone places in the U.S. – all thanks to oil and gas extraction in the state.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Maintenance workers inspect the damage to one of the spires on Benedictine Hall at St. Gregory's University following an earthquake in Shawnee, Okla, Nov. 6, 2011. (AP/Sue Ogrocki)

 PAWNEE, OKLAHOMA-- For the last several years, something strange has been going on in Oklahoma. While the occurrence of earthquakes in the state usually hovers between one to three quakes annually, Oklahoma is now averaging one to three significant earthquakes per day. According to a newly released USGS earthquake risk map, Oklahoma is now just

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Oklahoma Had Nearly 2,000 Earthquakes Last Year From Fracking

Fracking, which will likely increase under Trump, produces large amounts of pollutants that directly affect local populations.

teleSUR
By teleSUR
Maintenance workers inspect the damage to one of the spires on Benedictine Hall at St. Gregory's University following an earthquake in Shawnee, Okla, Nov. 6, 2011. (AP/Sue Ogrocki)

(REPORT) --- Oklahoma has registered about 1,829 earthquakes in the past year, attributable to wastewater injection from deep underground drilling wells — wells that will likely multiply under an incoming Donald Trump administration. The state saw a record-breaking year, with a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in September and 4.5-magnitude and

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EPA: North Texas Earthquakes Likely Linked To Fracking

Texas, home to thousands of such wells, is the third-most at-risk state for man-made earthquakes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey — behind only Oklahoma and Kansas.

Jim Malewitz
By Jim Malewitz
Chad Devereaux examines bricks that fell from three sides of his in-laws home in Sparks, Okla., following two earthquakes that hit the area in less than 24 hours. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Federal regulators believe “there is a significant possibility” that recent earthquakes in North Texas are linked to oil and gas activity, even if state regulators won’t say so. That’s according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s annual evaluation of how the Texas Railroad Commission oversees thousands of injection and disposal wells

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Lawsuit Filed Against Companies Fracking In Oklahoma Following Record Rise In Earthquakes

The suit come in the wake one of the strongest earthquakes in state history.

Jonathon Berman | Sierra Club
By Jonathon Berman | Sierra Club
Chad Devereaux examines bricks that fell from three sides of his in-laws home in Sparks, Okla., following two earthquakes that hit the area in less than 24 hours. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Oklahoma City, OK – Sierra Club and Public Justice have filed a federal lawsuit against three energy companies engaged in hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in Oklahoma, alleging that production waste from fracking and oil production have contributed to an alarming increase in earthquake activity in the state. The suit comes in the wake of a 5.1

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Seven Earthquakes Hit Oklahoma In 14 Hours, Raising Fracking Concerns

Studies have linked wastewater injection to increasing seismic activity.

Deirdre Fulton
By Deirdre Fulton
oklahoma

Seven small earthquakes shook Oklahoma within 14 hours this weekend, lending further credence to the claim that fracking increases seismic hazards. This weekend's quakes registered between 2.6 and 4.3 on the Richter scale. Last month, Oklahoma passed California as the state with the most earthquakes, and scientists believe the increase is

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Oklahoma Residents Seek Answers On Fracking Related Quakes

Earthquakes used to be almost unheard of on the vast stretches of prairie that unfold across Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma, but they’ve become common in recent years.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Oil Drilling Earthquakes

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma residents whose homes and nerves have been shaken by an upsurge in earthquakes want to know what's causing the temblors — and what can be done to stop them. Hundreds of people are expected to turn out in Edmond, Oklahoma, on Thursday night for a town hall meeting on the issue. Earthquakes used to be almost unheard of

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