Report: Fracking Can Cause Earthquakes On Faults Tens Of Miles From SiteChris Carrington In a press briefing issued to eurekalert.orgstresses that man-made quakes need to be included in seismic hazard planning. This is a five-fold increase in the number of quakes in the area. This could have major implications for wells that lie along larger faults such as the New Madrid Fault that runs some 130 miles from Cairo, Illinois to Marked tree, Arkansas. A major quake on the New Madrid could displace up to 7 million people according to FEMA. Glenda Besana-Ostman, a former seismologist with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources,confirmed the finding is the first in the area to suggest a connection between the quakes and fracking. A deep-injection wastewater well in the same region of Ohio was found to be the likely cause of a series of quakes in 2012. With an increase in fracking sites across the country we have to face the fact that more and more earthquakes are likely to occur. The proximity of fracking sites to known faultlines needs to be more closely scrutinized if the triggering of larger events is to be avoided. This is the opinion of Gail Atkinson,professor of earth sciences at Western University in Ontario, Canada. She addressed the SSA saying: Related selfnews Post Article: Chris Carrington is a writer, researcher and lecturer with a background in science, technology and environmental studies. Chris is an editor for The Daily Sheeple, where this first appeared. Wake the flock up! 