The recent seismic activity in Youngstown has been attributed to the injection of wastewater from nearby oil and gas drilling, not from fracking operations. Under EPA and state regulations, disposal ...

A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical ...

Even once a fracking operation has ceased, the pressure remains and can still induce seismic activity. Support PBS News Hour Your donation makes a difference in these uncertain times.

Powerful earthquakes thousands of miles (km) away can trigger swarms of minor quakes near wastewater-injection wells like those used in oil and gas recovery, scientists reported on Thursday ...

Fracking, along with the disposal of toxic fracking waste through underground injection control wells, has been linked to human-caused earthquake activity. Skip ... According to scientists with the ...

Another large earthquake shows seismic activity continues to increase in West Texas, experts say The 5.2 magnitude earthquake is tied for the fourth strongest in Texas history.

A new study links climate change-induced glacier melt in the Alps to a surge in minor earthquakes, warning that seismic risk ...

Fracking, which has been linked to seismic activity, is common in the area where a 5.2 magnitude struck Wednesday near the Texas-New Mexico border. (Eli Hartman For The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman ...

According to WFMJ, fracking was linked to seismic activity, including earthquakes, in a 2023 study examining data from Eastern Ohio. Professor Michael Brudzinski, ...

GUERNSEY & NOBLE COUNTIES, Ohio — Ohio officials have confirmed that a recent series of small earthquakes in Southeast Ohio are tied to oil and gas activity in the region. The Ohio Department of ...