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March 13, 2014

OHIO LOOKS AT WHETHER FRACKING LED TO TWO QUAKES

March 13, 2014/ RuralLife.ca

Source: NY Times
Ohio officials said Tuesday that an oil and gas well near the site of two small earthquakes was undergoing hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, when the quakes occurred. The State Department of Natural Resources ordered work halted at the well and six others in Poland Township, near the Pennsylvania border, on Monday after the two earthquakes earlier in the day. The quakes, of magnitude 2.6 and 3.0, caused no damage or injuries but were felt in nearby towns. (read more)