By Terry Reith and Brier Stewart, CBC News, April 28, 2016
Earthquakes increasing in volume and intensity around fracking and waste disposal sites
In the heartland of Oklahoma sits a pretty town dotted with American flags and a quaint main street of century-old brick buildings. But in Guthrie, the devastating impact of oil-industry-induced earthquakes is being felt hard.
Look closely and you see cracks in the historic buildings, where the old masonry is giving way to a shifting ground. Guthrie has seen a wave of earthquakes since hydraulic fracturing — or fracking — picked up in the area.
![Hydraulic fracturing sites dot the landscape near Guthrie, Okla. The historic town has been shaken by hundreds of earthquakes that are damaging homes and heritage brick buildings on its main street. (Terry Reith/CBC)](https://www.kindersleysocial.ca/webarchive/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/oklahoma-frack-1.jpg)