Oklahoma Breaking Records For Earthquake Activity - Fracking?Kevin Samson Or one might consider what Pennsylvania cattle farmer Ken Jaffe of Slope Farms documented around his well-tended property. Fracking began in his region in 2005 and is now littered with more than 1,500 wells. He and his fellow farmers in these fracked areas have begun to see curious things: It might be a result of the 596 chemicals used in the fracking process. Or maybe its just a coincidence. A coincidence like earthquake swarms breaking out also in fracked regions. There has been an ongoing battle between researchers and the natural gas and oil industries over whether or not fracking is definitively leading to an increase in earthquake activity. The evidence is there to strongly suggest a causal link. In Arkansas, for example, nearly 1,000 earthquakes have rattled the area in recent years. Previous to the beginning of this outbreak in 2010, Arkansas had a total of 38 quakes in 2009. Yet two cities, Greenbrier and Guy had a swarm of 30 small earthquakes in a four-day period in early 2011, which paralleled fracking activity in the same area. We can also look to a recent study conducted by the Geological Society of America, a non-profit organization with tens of thousands of members from nearly 100 countries. According to the abstract of this study, which looked most specifically at the largest earthquake reported, a 5.7 event that occurred in November (after the study cited above): Given the aforementioned documentation by the U.S. Army, U.S. Geological Survey, the Oklahoma Geological Survey and the Geological Society of America, the data is approaching conclusive. Furthermore, the GSA also went on to indicate that evidence shows that even when fracking is halted,earthquake activity can continue and earthquake magnitude canincrease over time. And, curiously, the following connection is again offered: Do you live in a fracking zone? We would love to hear your firsthand account of what is happening in your region and if any action is being taken. Please leave your comments below. RELATED a poignant video about the victims of fracking, must see: Source: Recently by Kevin Samson: 