Cornell Seismologist Helps Solve Oklahoma's Earthquake Mystery

Map of the United States with NE, IA, KS, MO, AR, OK, NM, and TX marked. Pawnee, OK is at the epicenter of a circle indicating an earthquake. Caption: A 5.6 magnitude earthquake northeast of Oklahoma City.

Cornell geophysicist Katie Keranen traveled to Oklahoma to study the increased occurrences of earthquakes. During her research, she discovered the increase in seismic activity is linked to the disposal of wastewater from fracking.

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  • Cornell Seismologist Helps Solve Oklahoma's Earthquake Mystery

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    Cornell University
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    6 minutes