Actually, I didn’t deny it COULD if fracking WERE involved. I disputed ” they drill down into the earth before injecting water, chemicals and sand at high pressures into the rock to eject gas or oil out the well. It’s this step that’s typically the culprit of induced quakes.”

TYPICALLY does not mean OCCASIONALLY.

And the second part ,”Okay, so it was caused by drilling and not hydraulic fracturing,” would almost be the main point if it hadn’t been your main point and still wrong. It couldn’t have been caused by hydraulic fracturing since there hasn’t BEEN any hydraulic fracturing around here. Also, DRILLING doesn’t cause earthquakes.

“I don’t see the point of a condescending argument when we’re clearly both in agreement that it was induced”

Of course you don’t.

We aren’t in agreement that it WAS INDUCED. I accept the possibility it MIGHT have been induced but not by nonexistent local fracking and not by the mere drilling of holes in the ground. There is a difference.

David for accuracy and truth
(leaving lies to the experts)

Okay, so it was caused by drilling and not hydraulic fracturing. It’s still a human-induced quake, so I don’t see the point of a condescending argument when we’re clearly both in agreement that it was induced lol

Some faults reach the surface. What on Earth would make anyone think otherwise? Google “surface faults” then click on images to see some.

“You’re saying that just because they’re smaller, they must obviously be natural quakes…?”

Nope. I’m saying you can’t talk reliably about ALL earthquakes based only on a selected type especially when it specifically makes the distinction. I imagine petroleum production DID cause it, just not fracking since there was no local fracking.

“If you look up “fracking sites flomaton” or “oil fields jay” in google maps you can see a number of them in the area of seismic activity. There is even a website specifically listing all fracking sites in the U.S, and you can zoom in on the area: ”

Drilling sites are not inherently fracking sites. The map you reference shows there is no fracking around here. It isn’t that hard to read.

“they drill down into the earth before injecting water, chemicals and sand at high pressures into the rock to eject gas or oil out the well. It’s this step that’s typically the culprit of induced quakes.”

Except what you cites clearly says it isn’t. Did you read any of it?

“Lastly, when I say that fracking likely caused the quakes, I’m referring to the entire process of fracking, which includes the disposal of wastewater like you just quoted from my source.”

You don’t have any fracking wastewater without fracking in the first place just as you can’t be gored by unicorns unless unicorns are in the neighborhood.

David for literacy

The Left wing definitely wants to paint fracktober as bad so they can point their fingers at fossil fuels and big business to get the votes of people who feel they are ah uhum “environmentally conscience” (though really they are just telling themselves this so they can feel they are part of the solution which is just fooling yourself if you drive or even ride in a vehicle or live in civilization or are human you are definitely part of the problem. Lot of people wont like that statement but don’t take it personal we are all the “problem”).

To sum up 1/2 govt. for fracktasticlly fracking other 1/2 against frackageddon.

Lastly, when I say that fracking likely caused the quakes, I’m referring to the entire process of fracking, which includes the disposal of wastewater like you just quoted from my source. It’s a multi-step process: they drill down into the earth before injecting water, chemicals and sand at high pressures into the rock to eject gas or oil out the well. It’s this step that’s typically the culprit of induced quakes. According to studies, though, they have been caused by both the actual drilling and the high pressure injection of water, though the actual number of incidents is higher for the latter.
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/10/human-induced-earthquakes-fracking-mining-video-spd/
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/energy/2015/07/150723-fracking-questions-answered/

Actually, that statement is false. The source cited
( https://news.umich.edu/shake-it-up-human-induced-and-natural-earthquakes-in-central-u-s-are-inherently-similar/ )
says
“In the central U.S., more than half of the induced earthquakes were shallower than 5 kilometers (3.1 miles), while all of the naturally occurring earthquakes were deeper than 5 kilometers.”

Florida is not part of the central U.S..

Also,
“The researchers analyzed natural and induced earthquakes with magnitudes between 3.8 and 5.8 in the central U.S. and eastern North America, comprising three populations.”
So they wouldn’t even look at little earthquakes like these.

AND
“There’s a number of fracking sites in the area, so why wouldn’t it be caused by fracking?”

There are two major flaws with this statement/question:

#1 There are no fracking sites in the area.

and

#2 As the cited study states:
“In some cases, wastewater disposal in deep wells is associated with hydraulic fracturing sites. However, studies suggest that the fracking process itself is rarely the direct cause of these earthquakes.”

So even if there were — even though there aren’t — fracking doesn’t cause earthquakes.

By the way, the 1997 quake at 4.9 versus this little 2.3 quake was about 398 times as much energy released. [ 10^(4.9-2.3) = 398 ]

David for reading comprehension