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Officials: 4.0 magnitude quake in northeast Ohio related to wastewater injection well


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Officials said Saturday they believe the latest earthquake activity in northeast Ohio is related to the injection of wastewater into the ground near a fault line, creating enough pressure to cause seismic activity. Michael Hansen of the Ohio Seismic Network said Saturday that more quakes are possible, most likely small ones, until the pressure at the fault line has been completely relieved.

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Fault lines... by Matthew Peters on Monday, Jan 2, 2012 at 5:23:03 PM
Drill Baby, Drill by Dennis Kaiser on Tuesday, Jan 3, 2012 at 7:22:41 AM
Whose fault is it? by Dave Kisor on Tuesday, Jan 3, 2012 at 6:40:06 PM