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https://www.apnews.com/571dae549ffe...sible-deep-faults,-possible-earthquake-source
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Scientists may have found previously unmapped faults in Oklahoma that could be contributing to a sharp increase in induced earthquakes in the state, according to a report on a study that used magnetic imaging to explore the rock formations below the earth’s surface.
The apparent faults extend from what appeared to be the end of mapped faults directly to areas where many quakes occurred, Oklahoma Geological Survey Director Jeremy Boak said Tuesday.
“This study really gave us some new interesting information about the orientation of faults,” Boak said. “You can see something in the grain and structure (of the rock) that continues that fault,” it’s deeper.
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The increasing number of earthquakes in OK has been blamed on NG frakking waste water injection. This new study might provide better understanding of how to minimize this problem.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Scientists may have found previously unmapped faults in Oklahoma that could be contributing to a sharp increase in induced earthquakes in the state, according to a report on a study that used magnetic imaging to explore the rock formations below the earth’s surface.
The apparent faults extend from what appeared to be the end of mapped faults directly to areas where many quakes occurred, Oklahoma Geological Survey Director Jeremy Boak said Tuesday.
“This study really gave us some new interesting information about the orientation of faults,” Boak said. “You can see something in the grain and structure (of the rock) that continues that fault,” it’s deeper.
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The increasing number of earthquakes in OK has been blamed on NG frakking waste water injection. This new study might provide better understanding of how to minimize this problem.