Update, 11 SEP 2017: U.S. Geological Survey reports as of 10 SEP 2017 more than 260 earthquakes rocked Caribou County, Idaho! The USGS believes the quakes will continue but gave no reason why. A professor at Idaho State University claims the swarm quakes are “a whole series of aftershocks”. USGS quake data is higher than reported by University of Utah, which operates its own seismograph stations independent of the USGS.
03 SEP 2017 (22:38 UTC-07 Tango 06) 13 Sharivar 1396/12 Dhu l-Hijja 1438/14 Ji Yu 4715
A swarm of earthquakes that hit an area east of the rural east-Idaho city of Soda Springs (at least 58 in less than 24 hours) fits the M-O of what the U.S. Geological Survey calls Induced Earthquakes caused by the oil industry’s hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
The individual quakes ranged in magnitude of 2.5 to 5.3, beginning in the late afternoon on 02 SEP 2017 and continuing until late afternoon the next day. The same area was hit by quakes in October 2016.
In 2016 the Idaho Department of Lands swore that no fracking was taking place in The Gem State, or at least no applications for fracking had been submitted. Even local news media blow off the skyrocketing quake swarms as signs the supervolcano Yellowstone is coming back to life. However, I’ve been tracking these swarms for a few years and noticed they coincide with the resumption of petroleum exploration, including fracking.
2017: IDAHO MILITIA RETURNS FROM MALAYSIA, IS IT ABOUT THE OIL?
2016: Wild Idaho Tide Rising, Forced Oil Pooling near homes, schools and hospitals is Death
IDAHO WATER STANDARDS NIXED FOR FRACKING?
FRACKING SETS AUSTRALIAN RIVER ON FIRE!
IDAHO, OREGON, WASHINGTON HIT BY CONTAMINATED WATER, COINCIDES WITH OIL INDUSTRY FRACKING!
2014: UNEXPLAINED & INCREASING IDAHO EARTHQUAKES CAUSED BY FRACKING? “In 2012, your asshole ‘elected’ state officials not only legalized fracking but banned your local governments from banning fracking! The new law was co-written by a lobby group called the Idaho Petroleum Council.”
Idaho Law Review PDF: TRADE SECRETS AND THE MANDATORY DISCLOSURE OF FRACTURING WATER COMPOSITION
Idaho Statesman: Idaho has become an oil-producing state
DATA.GOV: Idaho Oil and Gas Exploration Wells
PBSNewshour: Earthquakes triggered by fracking, not just wastewater disposal
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Fracking causes earthquakes
NewScientist: How fracking caused earthquakes in the UK
2011: Temporary Idaho rules for hydraulic fracturing gas wells