Study: Minor quakes near Texas injection wells

Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 11:01 in Earth & Climate

Dozens of small earthquakes occurred in central Texas over a two-year period, and 23 of them were close to injection wells where waste water from energy extraction was pumped deep underground for disposal, a new study reported on Monday.

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