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Texas city in fracking area rocked by 11 earthquakes in 24 hours
2015-01-08 18:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: On the heels of a report linking 77 earthquakes in Ohio to fracking, a Texas city in an area rife with drilling operations was hit with a wave of 11 earthquakes in 24 hours on Tuesday and Wednesday. The most intense registered 3.6 on the Richter scale, well over the level at which people would feel it -- the local 911 service received more than 300 calls from residents trying to figure out what was going on. These recent quakes bring the total number to 26 since October in Irving, Texas, a suburb...
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