The discussion centers on a magnitude 5.3 earthquake that occurred on November 16, 2022, at a depth of 8.3 km, located 39 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. The earthquake was relatively shallow and occurred in an unpopulated area of the Llano Estacado, approximately 90 km SSE of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Following the main quake, low-magnitude aftershocks were recorded, with the strongest being a magnitude 4.1. The conversation also highlights concerns regarding the correlation between fracking activities in the Permian Basin and seismic events, referencing previous swarms of earthquakes in southern-central Oklahoma linked to similar activities.
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Possibly. That area is on the western side of the Permian Basin, an area of oil and gas development/production. Similarly, up in Alberta, there was a series of unusual earthquakes in a natural gas (methane) field.FactChecker said:Years ago, there was a swarm of earthquakes in southern-central Oklahoma that was strongly correlated to fracking. Are they doing a lot of fracking in that area?