UK fracking site experiences second tremor in a week
by PA Media from Environment | The Guardian on (#4NW4Y)
Lancashire-based operation, Britain's only active fracking site, has magnitude 1.05 tremor
The UK's only active fracking site experienced a magnitude-1.05 tremor on Friday night. It came two days after a magnitude-1.55 tremor, which was the largest ever tremor at the site run by Cuadrilla in Preston New Road, Lancashire.
Friday's tremor was detected at 11.22pm. The company said it lasted for less than a second. Cuadrilla said: "The measured vibration at ground level during the event was approximately 0.4 mm/s. This micro-seismicity followed today's pumping operations. The integrity of the well has been confirmed."
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