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According to the USGS, 1-2% of induced earthquakes are caused by fracking. [0]

Apparently the rest of them are mostly caused by a similar process of injecting wastewater deep under ground. Of course, fracking is a major producer of wastewater, so it is therefore an indirect cause of many more than 1-2% of induced quakes.

[0]https://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/induced/myths.php



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