According to the British Geological Survey, the tremor was 1.2 miles deep and was felt by residents in areas including Great Plumpton, Blackpool and Lytham St Annes.
Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, involves injecting water and chemicals at high pressure to break up rock and extract gas. Cuadrilla says fracking work will be completed by the end of November, followed by flow testing of the well, with results expected early in 2020.
I think if SkyNews wants to promote this WaroftheWorlds” Fracking scenario then at least get their facts straight. its 1.6 magnitude & offshore 3 miles down
But will they stop ? No I don't think so. 👎
well yes that’s when the pressure of the gas minerals rises to the top 🤷♂️ p.s one is drilling 👀
Download an earthquake monitoring app and you’ll see there are literally hundreds of tremors this big and bigger across Europe every single week. Not saying whether it’s a good thing but people should be aware of facts not just lather about in an ill informed Twitter storm.
I've got an idea switch off everything for a week see how long these little worry worts last without their mobile phones.
So about the same as the vibrations caused by heavy traffic then? Just out of idle curiosity has ever reported on the United Downs Geothermal drilling project which essentially uses similar technology as shale gas extraction but isn’t restricted?
2.1 is absolutely nothing. Anti-Frackers mean more gas from Russia who I thought they hated.
Who’d of thunk that shooting a high pressure mixture of water, sand, and up to 300 chemicals (including formaldehyde, acetic acids, and boric acids) into the earth like a lubricant could make the ground move and shift causing tremors.......