Fracking, or natural gas mining, might be to blame
(NEWSER) - Arkansas residents are dealing with a new rash of minor earthquakes, the AP reports. The quakes—30 since Sunday, with the largest at 3.8 magnitude—have not caused serious damage, but have understandably unnerved the populace. "Now when it happens, people say, 'Well, there's another one,'" says a local fire chief. Geologists say this earthquake swarm has been rattling Arkansas on and off since 2009, though the cause is unclear. More»
