Source: The Canadian Press, March 5, 2019 SYLVAN LAKE, Alta. — The Alberta Energy Regulator has ordered a company to suspend fracking operations at a well site linked to an earthquake that was felt in the communities of Red Deer and Sylvan Lake. Natural Resources Canada says the 4.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in central Alberta… Continue reading Alberta Energy Regulator suspends fracking well linked to Monday earthquake
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Satellites Could Predict Fracking-Caused Quakes
By Patrick J Kiger, Seeker.com, September 26, 2016 Ground deformations above wastewater injection wells may be tipoff. Radar data gathered by a Japanese satellite provides evidence that injecting wastewater from fracking into deep wells near Timpson, Texas, caused the ground to deform, and led to a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that shook the area back in… Continue reading Satellites Could Predict Fracking-Caused Quakes
B.C. commission confirms 4.6-magnitude quake in August caused by fracking
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission has confirmed that fracking caused a 4.6-magnitude earthquake in August — the largest linked to the industry in the province to date. The commission says an investigation has determined that the Aug. 17 quake in northeastern B.C. was caused by fluid injection from… Continue reading B.C. commission confirms 4.6-magnitude quake in August caused by fracking