datum (n=1)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zeroes.ca/@vickietorious" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vickietorious</span></a></span> to be fair the Sechelt earthquake might not be one of the fracking quakes?</p><p>But - "one of the fracking quakes" - I mean, there were OVER A THOUSAND fracking quakes in BC in 2024!</p><p>1,000 fracking quakes a year!</p><p>In one province!</p><p>"Earthquakes triggered by fracking are climbing in number and intensity, with a notably strong induced earthquake occurring mid-week last week with a magnitude of 4.3 [...] the second-strongest earthquake ever to be induced by fracking operations in B.C.’s Peace region, and a harbinger of a future where both more frequent and stronger earthquakes triggered by fracking are likely to occur.</p><p>Last year also marked a record for more earthquakes of magnitude 3 or greater."</p><p>from the article <a href="https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/02/20/Imagine-Fracking-Quakes-Vancouver/?utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/02/20/</span><span class="invisible">Imagine-Fracking-Quakes-Vancouver/?utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p>" A record number of magnitude ≥3.0 earthquakes occurred in 2024. These earthquakes are likely all, or almost all, human-caused, with hydraulic fracturing being the primary cause and waste fluid disposal into deep wells being a secondary culprit." from <a href="https://github.com/allanroychapman/Montney_EQ3/blob/main/Record%20M3%2B%20earthquakes%20in%202024.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/allanroychapman/Mon</span><span class="invisible">tney_EQ3/blob/main/Record%20M3%2B%20earthquakes%20in%202024.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BC</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BCPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCPoli</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Fracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fracking</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/frackingQuakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frackingQuakes</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/inducedQuakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inducedQuakes</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/seismology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seismology</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/earthquake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthquake</span></a></p>