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In general, shifting the balance of fluids underground -- whether taking more out of the ground than is put back in or vice versa -- is likely to trigger seismic activity, the report concludes.
CNN: Debate over fracking, quakes gets louder
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These findings were published in a chilling new report by the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission, a group of more than 150 volunteer experts.
NPR: Report Makes Chilling Forecast On Northwest Quake
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The report on Dounreay's "seismic and tsunami resilience" has been sent to the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate.
BBC: Dounreay reports on tsunami and earthquake resilience
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"Hydraulic fracturing in a well for shale gas development, which involves injection of fluids to fracture the shale and release the gas up the well, has been confirmed as the cause for small felt seismic events at one location in the world, " the report states.
CNN: Debate over fracking, quakes gets louder
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Unpredictable as earthquakes are, the likelihood of seismic events increases as operations increase, said Murray Hitzman, who chairs the committee that authored the report.
CNN: Debate over fracking, quakes gets louder