There are no shale-gas wells in Arizona and there has been no horizontal drilling and no hydraulic fracturing associated with those types of wells. In fact no wells have ever been drilled in Arizona for shale-gas. The geology of Arizona does not include the extensive areas of the type of shale formation that shale-gas developers are looking for.
Only ten wells have been hydraulically fractured in Arizona in the last 15 years. Seven were fractured in 1997, one in 2004 and two in 2008. All of the wells were drilled for carbon dioxide gas, not shale gas, in east-central Arizona between St Johns and Springerville.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A strong earthquake out to sea that shook Puerto Rico early Monday is one of the largest to hit the U.S. territory in recent years, cracking floors and causing some power outages, but no major damages or injuries, officials said.
The 6.4-magnitude quake struck just after midnight about 35 miles (57 kilometers) north of Hatillo, at a depth of 17 miles (28 kilometers), according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
At least 70 aftershocks have been reported since then, with at least three of a magnitude 3.5 or greater, said Gisela Baez Sanchez, a geologist with Puerto Rico's Seismic Network.
"All of Puerto Rico is in a seismic danger zone," she said in a phone interview. "We have to be prepared."
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Timo wrote:Being a US Territory, does Puerto Rico qualify for FEMA aide, or would that depend on becoming a US State?
Behind the unusual surge of earthquakes in Connecticut
Officials in Connecticut are moving to calm residents rattled by a recent surge in seismic activity, with the eastern part of the state being hit by a dozen earthquakes in a week. CBS News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im42EmZEGDY
Connecticut officials coordinate earthquake preparation
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - After daily earthquakes in eastern Connecticut over the past week, officials have met to discuss ways the state can respond and residents can prepare.
Officials from several state agencies said at a meeting Friday they want to make sure Connecticut is ready.
About a dozen earthquakes have been recorded in the Plainfield area in little more than a week. No significant damage was reported.
The Weston Observatory of Boston College says that while the greatest earthquake activity in the United States is in the west, earthquakes are "quite common" in many areas of the east.
Officials say residents in areas that are prone to earthquakes should identify a safe place for shelter, secure heavy or tall furniture to walls and know how to turn off gas and water supply valves.
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/27870318/earthquake-preparation
Synapsid wrote:Oops--Six, not Tanada. Apologies.
coffeeguyzz wrote:Sixstrings, You may be on to something with speculating that fracking is the culprit behind the Connecticut earthquakes.
My sources have confided to me that outfits such as Range Resources and even Shell Oil, incredibly enough, have undertaken extensive fracturing procedures just over the border in nearby Pennsylvania.
Perhaps some community action should be implemented/organized before this dangerous practice becomes more widespread.
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