YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — State regulators ordered a gas
drilling company to halt operations in an area of northeastern Ohio
after three minor earthquakes were felt in the area.
No property damage had been reported from the earthquakes that happened Monday morning just west of
Youngstown.
The
Ohio Department of Natural Resources says there’s nothing indicating
that the earthquakes are connected to any injection wells.
The department says it asked the only oil and gas operator in the area to stop all work until it can
further test the area.
An
injection well used to hold wastewater from the fracking process has
been tied in recent years to a series of earthquakes in the Youngstown
area.
The first earthquake on Monday happened around 2:30 a.m. and then two more followed several hours later.

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — State regulators ordered a gas
drilling company to halt operations in an area of northeastern Ohio
after three minor earthquakes were felt in the area.
No property damage had been reported from the earthquakes that happened Monday morning just west of
Youngstown.
The
Ohio Department of Natural Resources says there’s nothing indicating
that the earthquakes are connected to any injection wells.
The department says it asked the only oil and gas operator in the area to stop all work until it can
further test the area.
An
injection well used to hold wastewater from the fracking process has
been tied in recent years to a series of earthquakes in the Youngstown
area.
The first earthquake on Monday happened around 2:30 a.m. and then two more followed several hours later.

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reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.