SHANGHAI (REUTERS) - Chinese officials said there were no indications that a deadly earthquake in the south-western province of Sichuan this week was caused by excessive shale gas fracking in the ...

New research links a deadly earthquake sequence that jolted southwest China’s Sichuan Province in February 2019 to the region’s booming shale gas industry, underscoring the critical need to address ...

Ohio officials have halted hydraulic fracturing operations at a well pad in Noble County following recent earthquake activity ...

Hydraulic fracking, the primary method for accessing natural gas in the U.S., can also cause earthquakes, which are often signaled by foreshocks preceding the main seismic event. A new study analyzing ...

How Foreshocks Mitigate Seismic Danger of FrackingDavid McNew - Getty Images However, these earthquakes often have one handy feature that helps mining operations avoid the worst-case scenarios.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Hydraulic fracking, the primary method for accessing natural gas in the U.S., can also cause earthquakes, which are often signaled by foreshocks ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A strong earthquake struck early on Saturday (Sept 3) in Oklahoma, where the incidence of temblors has been on the rise amid a boom in controversial hydraulic fracturing to release ...