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re: 2 Earthquakes just hit in Madison County, MS
Posted on 5/3/15 at 6:36 pm to Tantal
Posted on 5/3/15 at 6:36 pm to Tantal
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Serious question: Are these small earthquakes (even if they are caused by fracking) safer than waiting for a big one? If you're near a fault line anyway, wouldn't having these occassional 3.0 magnitude quakes be better than letting the pressure build and having a massive 8.5? I'm no geologist, so I'm looking for a serious answer.
It's not really like that. First off fracing doesn't cost earthquakes, injection/disposal wells do. Tectonic shear isn't really going to be altered by extra fluid in a system. They can lubricate a fault in a way, but in the end, one piece of land wants to be in location and the other piece of land next to it wants to be way far away.
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Posted on 5/3/15 at 8:31 pm to TeLeFaWx
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It's not really like that. First off fracing doesn't cost earthquakes, injection/disposal wells do. Tectonic shear isn't really going to be altered by extra fluid in a system. They can lubricate a fault in a way, but in the end, one piece of land wants to be in location and the other piece of land next to it wants to be way far away.
Well ... not really, but if you feel ok about it I'll allow it.
You see, it all depends on which plates are doing what and at what depths and, well .... you're right about fracking not having any effect. I agree with you on that at least.
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