Fracking—not wastewater disposal—linked to most induced earthquakes in Western Canada

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 13:00 in Earth & Climate

A survey of a major oil and natural gas-producing region in Western Canada suggests a link between hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" and induced earthquakes in the region, according to a new report published online in the journal Seismological Research Letters.

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