Why some earthquakes caused by fracking come with warning signs

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Aug 28, 2026, 1:10 pm301 ptsTop
Fracking, the injection of high-pressure fluid to fracture rock and release oil or gas, can trigger earthquakes. While some sites generate small tremors beforehand that may provide an early warning, others produce few or none.

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