Fracking may have led to one of the most powerful earthquakes to strike South Korea since records began, scientists believe. On November 15, 2017, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the city of Pohang.

The largest industry-linked earthquakes recorded to date, including 2011's magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Prague, Okla., and a magnitude 4 earthquake in Youngstown, near Poland Township, have been ...

Study links Oklahoma earthquake swarm with fracking operations Chad Devereaux of Sparks, Okla., examines damage to his in-laws’ home after two earthquakes hit the area in less than 24 hours in 2011.

Richard Grimm, a 75-year-old farmer from Mahoning County, Ohio, says he reluctantly agreed to lease his land to an energy company for fracking. Now, he's feeling the quakes.

After at least a dozen earthquakes hit North Texas in 36 hours, geophysicists said they're looking into whether fracking might have been a factor. The largest quake hit Irving, Texas, with a ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has maintained that fracking is not the cause of most induced earthquakes. However, earthquakes have occurred in Oklahoma and nearby states as a result of wastewater ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 4.9 magnitude earthquake could be felt in El Paso a little after 10 p.m. on Feb. 14. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake struck about 30 miles northwe… ...

Earthquake rates near Pecos, a city of 10,000 in Reeves County, soared from about two per year in 2008 to more than 1,400 in 2017, according to another new study led by researchers at the ...

The number of people threatened by earthquakes as a result of fracking is expected to be half what it was last year, the U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday. Even with the projected risk ...

Is fracking behind Oklahoma's earthquake outbreak? 02:28 PRAGUE, Okla. - The ground shook in Oklahoma Monday as seven earthquakes struck the state. The frequency of seismic activity in the state ...