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Sacramento Bee
3 months ago
California

How an Oklahoma earthquake showed danger remains after years of quakes becoming less frequent

The injection of wastewater from oil and gas extraction is believed to activate ancient faults deep within the earth's crust, causing earthquakes in Oklahoma.
After implementing restrictions on wastewater disposal, the number of earthquakes in the state began to decline dramatically. [ more ]
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