Increased risk of earthquakes in Oklahoma City, Dallas-Fort Worth
Friday, April 1, 2016
California has been known as the most prone area for earthquakes, but Oklahoma City and Dallas-Fort Worth are now on the same risk level.
Houston Chronicle reports that the U.S. Geological Survey released a warning March 28 about the two cities and the surrounding areas, stating that oil and gas activity will likely increase the risk of earthquake damage in Oklahoma, Texas and other states, putting another 7 million Americans at risk.
Some earthquakes in Oklahoma and Texas have been linked to injection wells, which are used to store wastewater produced from oil and gas drilling. These earthquakes have so far been moderate in comparison to natural earthquakes that have struck other places.
Read more: Houston Chronicle > USGS forecasts high earthquake risk linked to oil and gas activity
Related: 28.8 million 42-gallon barrels of drilling waste injected in Ohio last year March 5, 2016
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