Fourth Strongest Quake In Texas History Rattles Nation's Largest Fracking Region
Zero Hedge
DEC 17, 2022

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A magnitude 5.4 earthquake rattled parts of the Permian basin on Friday. The area is the largest oil-producing region in the US, located in West Texas -- and has more fracking operations than anywhere in the world.

The US Geological Survey said the quake struck northwest of Midland around 5:35 pm local time, and three minutes later, a tremor of magnitude 3.3 followed.

It's the second time in 30 days that a sizeable quake has hit the West Texas region. The last was Nov. 16, when a 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit the area.

"I thought it was the wind until I realized the wind wouldn't be making the light fixtures sway. Midland will get tremors that are rarely even felt but that was a full blown earthquake," someone in West Texas tweeted.

https://twitter.com/ellawscott/status/1603900331502735361

I thought it was the wind until I realized the wind wouldn’t be making the light fixtures sway. Midland will get tremors that are rarely even felt but that was a full blown earthquake.

— Wallflower Power ✌️ (@ellawscott) December 16, 2022