Fracking Quakes

Ohio Earthquakes Caused By Drilling Wastewater Well, Expert Says

AP | By THOMAS J. SHEERAN | Posted 03.03.2012

CLEVELAND -- A northeast Ohio well used to dispose of wastewater from oil and gas drilling almost certainly caused a series of 11 minor quakes in the ...

Fracking Shutdown Extended As Researchers Study Link To Quakes

AP | By SARAH EDDINGTON | Posted 06.21.2011

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Two natural gas exploration companies have agreed to extend the shutdowns of two injection wells in Arkansas as researchers study...

Quakes Shake Arkansas

AP | Posted 06.09.2011

GREENBRIER, Ark. -- A pair of magnitude-3.9 earthquakes rumbled through central Arkansas this week, about a month after two companies halted operation...

'Fracking' Closures Extended Amid Quakes

AP | By SARAH EDDINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Two natural gas exploration companies agreed Thursday to extend the shutdowns of two injection wells in Arkansas as researchers c...

Earthquakes Decline After Closure Of 'Fracking' Sites

AP | By SARAH EDDINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The number and strength of earthquakes in central Arkansas have noticeably dropped since the shutdown of two injection wells in t...

'Fracking' Sites Suspended, Likely Linked To Earthquakes

AP | By SARAH EDDINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Two natural gas companies have agreed to temporarily suspend use of injection wells in central Arkansas where earthquakes keep oc...

3 Earthquakes Rock Arkansas

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded three earthquakes in Arkansas near the small town of Greenbrier, north of Little Rock. A preliminary 4.7 ma...