3/1/2013 -- Alabama 2.7M Earthquake -- Fracking / Pumping induced -- flank of a HUGE operation

Today, March 1, 2013 , a 2.7M earthquake struck Alabama, not normally an earthquake prone area.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000fey3.php

Earthquake Details

• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	2.7
Date-Time	Friday, March 01, 2013 at 16:53:27 UTC Friday, March 01, 2013 at 10:53:27 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	33.717°N, 87.296°W
Depth	4.9 km (3.0 miles)
Region	ALABAMA
Distances	11 km (6 miles) WSW of Cordova, Alabama 12 km (7 miles) S of Jasper, Alabama 39 km (24 miles) NW of Pleasant Grove, Alabama 40 km (24 miles) WNW of Forestdale, Alabama

 

Notice the depth.  3.0 miles deep.   If you’re a viewer of mine or have been following earthquakes in the USA for a while, you know what this means!

If you go to google earth, and look up the epicenter coordinates listed by the USGS , you’ll see one of the largest drilling / pumping / fracking / injecting operations  in one single area… Add in the dozens of large quarries, and multiple steam plants directly in the area as well…

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