It's back to Austin for the first frackquake hearing

Come to the state capitol on May 12 at 1pm 

Earthquakes across the country have been directly tied to fracking and fracking wastewater injection. And the frackquakes are happening right here in Texas.

In January, we took a bus load of concerned citizens from the Azle area to Austin to demand action. We listed our demands and got the attention of national media. A committee was formed to address our concerns.

 Now, the Subcommittee on Seismic Activity is having its first hearing.

AGENDA:
The committee has decided to hear invited testimony only, but it is important for concerned citizens to be present and make their presence felt. Demonstrating high levels of interest on this topic is the only way to keep things moving politically and is why so many in the media and government paid attention last time.

WHERE & WHEN:
Texas State Capitol Building
1100 Congress Ave
 Room E2 O36 Austin, TX

The meeting starts at 1pm.

Hope you can make it,
Sharon Wilson, Earthworks Texas Organizer

The best article on Tarrant County Earthquakes comes from....Dallas

Earthquakes and the Texas Miracle.

Mind you it didn't mention the activist meeting where the new concerned citizens group was formed and got those people on an Austin bound bus, nor did it investigate why the Reno Mayor tried to cancel a meeting with candidates from all over the state 24 hours in advance, but in this quality news drought area, we'll take what we can get.
 
In the nearly 35 years since she’d anchored her dinner bell on these 11 and a half acres, she’d never felt an earthquake until November 6, 2013. She could look back 150 years, and the historical record would bear no evidence of seismic activity in the area until now. Yet in the last month, there had been more than 20 quakes.

In Reno, residents were advised to boil their water when a 10-inch main broke in two places and 40,000 gallons emptied into the earth. In Azle schools, the children practiced taking cover beneath their desks, just in case the big one struck and the roof collapsed. Whatever novelty the earthquakes held at first had been dissipated by claims home insurance wouldn’t cover and the sound of thunder in a cloudless sky.

How many earthquakes does it take to wake North Texas up?

20 and counting...

Since November 1....

Area earthquakes

Earthquakes (and aftershocks) that have recently been felt in North Texas:

Dec. 10 — 2.7 magnitude, east of Azle

Dec. 9 — 3.7 magnitude, north-northeast of Mineral Wells

Dec. 8 — 3.6 magnitude, north of Azle

Dec. 3 — 2.7 magnitude, north of Azle

Nov. 29 — 3.1 magnitude, near Reno

Nov. 28 — 3.6 magnitude, north of Mineral Wells

Nov. 28 — 2.8 magnitude, southwest of Jacksboro

Nov. 26 — 3.0 magnitude, Azle

Nov. 25 — 3.3 magnitude, near Azle

Nov. 23 — 2.9 magnitude, southwest of Reno

Nov. 19 — 3.6 magnitude, northwest of Azle

Nov. 19 — 2.5 magnitude, south-southwest of Reno

Nov. 19 — 2.8 magnitude, west of Azle

Nov. 13 — 2.6 magnitude, near Eagle Mountain Lake

Nov. 11 — 2.8 magnitude, near Briar

Nov. 9 — 3.0 magnitude, near Springtown

Nov. 8 — 2.4 magnitude, northwest of Azle

Nov. 7 — 2.9 magnitude, southwest of Springtown

Nov. 6 — 2.7 magnitude, south-southwest of Springtown

Nov. 5 — 2.6 magnitude, east of Reno; aftershock about 10 p.m.

Nov. 1 — 2.1 magnitude, near Richland Hills

Source: United States Geological Survey