Several more earthquakes detected in western Pa. near shale operation
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Last week, a minor earthquake was detected near Hilcorp Energy horizontal shale wells in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, west of New Castle. Hilcorp suspended fracking there.
The Business Journal reports that U.S. Geological Survey data shows five small earthquakes detected on April 25 in Mahoning Township. All five of the earthquakes measured under 2.0 on the Richter scale.
The Department of Environmental Protection is investigating the cause of the earthquakes and whether or not they are related to the nearby shale well drilling, according to the source.
Read more: The Business Journal > More Earthquakes Detected in Lawrence County, Pa.
Related:
- Pa. DEP to monitor air quality near Marcellus well sites — May 2, 2016
- Earthquake prompts Hilcorp to stop fracking Pa. well — April 29, 2016
- 28.8 million 42-gallon barrels of drilling waste injected in Ohio last year — March 5, 2016
- Geologic differences mean more seismic activity in Ohio than Pennsylvania from injection wells — July 4, 2015
- Mahoning County: Study confirms connection between fracking and earthquake risk — Jan. 12, 2015
- Trumbull County earthquake occurs at site of injection wells — Sept. 3, 2014
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