ThinkProgress: Oklahoma has had more magnitude 3 or higher earthquakes so far this year than in all of 2013, a statistic that`s led some to fear that the uptick in quakes is related to fracking in the state.
In 2013, according to Bloomberg News, Oklahoma experienced 109 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher. That number was reached again just a little over three months into 2014. The state experienced its 109th magnitude 3 earthquake of 2014 on April 6, followed by a magnitude 4 earthquake on April 7. In the...