New study addresses surge of Oklahoma earthquakes, predicts major ones

[NaturalHigh]

Recently released research on earthquakes in Oklahoma explains why injection wells may cause quakes here and warns of the possibility for big ones.

The report points toward unusually aligned faults underneath Oklahoma that have been reawakened, leading to the swarm of earthquakes in recent years that have scientists and others pointing toward injection wells and fracking as the culprits.

The paper itself stays away from the political fray over whether oil and gas recovery in Oklahoma is the trigger, objectively explaining why the faults could suddenly reactivate in the first place and the likelihood of worse quakes occurring.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/newshomepage1/new-study-addresses-surge-of-oklahoma-earthquakes-predicts-major-ones/article_1f76113c-233c-5cb3-b298-da1347ee9a18.html?mode=story

Apparently we had more 3.0 or higher earthquakes last year than in the past 35 years combined.