Oklahoma Quakes Linked To Wastewater Injection Of Disposal Wells

The earthquakes in central Oklahoma since 2009 are likely attributable to subsurface wastewater injection at a handful of disposal wells - Oklahoma earthquakes constitute nearly half of all central and eastern U.S. seismicity from 2008 to 2013, many occurring in areas of high-rate water disposal. These are legacy drilling operations, not modern natural gas fracking. read more

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