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March 29, 2016

Report: 7 Million in U.S. at Risk of Human-Induced Earthquakes
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About 7 million people in the United States live in areas at risk of an
earthquake induced by human activity. That's according to a new report
by the U.S. Geological Survey, which said states including Oklahoma and
Kansas are now at as high of a risk as earthquake-prone California of a
devastating earthquake. The Central United States has seen a spike in
seismic activity due to the injection of wastewater from oil and gas
drilling deep underground.
Topics:Natural Gas & Oil Drilling

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