Earth tremors continue around Surrey village as researchers discount link to oil sites
Small earth tremors have continued to be recorded around the Surrey village of Newdigate during the summer.
Record-breaking fracking tremor upgraded – “many frightened” as residents report damage
The British Geological Survey has revised upwards the intensity of the UK’s most powerful fracking-induced earth tremor from “strong” to “slightly damaging”.
Tremors predicted before Lancashire fracking began
An expert in hydraulic fracturing warned Cuadrilla and UK regulators in the days before fracking began near Blackpool that the operation would probably cause earth tremors.
Anger as UK’s largest fracking tremor at 2.9ML shakes Lancashire
A 2.9ML tremor centred on Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool was felt across Lancashire this morning – the largest so far induced by fracking in the UK.
Call for fracking ban after 2.1ML tremor shakes buildings around Cuadrilla shale gas site
People living around Cuadrilla’s shale gas site reported shaking buildings and windows last night from a 2.1ML tremor.
Tremors pause fracking again at Cuadrilla’s Lancashire shale gas site
More earth tremors overnight were strong enough to stop fracking for a second time this month at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road near Blackpool.
Suspicion over fracking firm’s “secret deal” with geological agency
Anti-fracking campaigners have reacted with concern to news that the British Geological Survey (BGS) signed a non-disclosure agreement with Cuadrilla over access to operational data.
1.6ML earth tremor recorded at fracking site
The largest earth tremor induced by fracking at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool was recorded this evening.
UK shale reserves could be less than thought – study
UK shale gas reserves may be “markedly lower than previously thought”, according to research published today.
PNR tremor tracker 2019
This post tracks earth tremors induced by the second phase of fracking at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site in Lancashire.
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