Earthquakes That May Be Related To Fracking Close Ohio Oil Well

Frosty P writes "State leaders have ordered that four fluid-injection wells ('fracking') in eastern Ohio will be indefinitely prohibited from opening in the aftermath of heightened seismic activity in the area, an official said. A 4.0-magnitude quake struck Saturday afternoon near several wells that use 'fracking' to release oil deposits. It was the 11th in a series of minor earthquakes in the area."

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Sponge

[earls]

The earth is porous and cavernous, yet filled with fluid similar to a wet sponge. If you bust up the caverns and suck out the fluid, the ground is going to collapse. While yes, there may be some natural potential for the same event, nature simply seeks equilibrium, unlike man, so the potential energy should theoretically be lower - meaning lower probability of such, and less destruction if it would occur. The small earthquakes they are experiencing are simply minor warnings to a major catastrophe.