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Weird. The whole state had 39 measurable quakes last year.
Might be related to some disposal wells in the area permitted for oil and gas drilling waste. Great.
More at http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/13/arkansas.earthquakes/index.html?hpt=T2
Might be related to some disposal wells in the area permitted for oil and gas drilling waste. Great.
(CNN) -- The Arkansas Geological Survey is trying to unravel a mystery: What is causing earthquakes in the town of Guy, Arkansas?
Since September 20, the community of 549 residents north of Little Rock has experienced an almost constant shaking from 487 measurable earthquakes.
"We've had 15 today including a 3.1 (magnitude) from this morning," Scott Ausbrooks, geohazards supervisor for the Geological Survey, said Monday. "These are shallow quakes between two and eight kilometers (between one-and-a-quarter and five miles) below the surface."
While earthquakes aren't unusual in the Southeast state, the frequency is.
"This time last year we had 39 quakes total for the entire state," said Ausbrooks.
More at http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/13/arkansas.earthquakes/index.html?hpt=T2