The midwest United States is experiencing a rash of earthquakes at fracking / injection well / drilling locations:
Today — at the Illinois / Indiana Border — Mt. Carmel, IL … a 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the early evening (November 20, 2012):
2012 November 20 23:28:22 UTC
Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 23:28:22 UTC
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 05:28:22 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time ZonesLocation38.452°N, 87.891°WDepth17 km (10.6 miles)RegionILLINOISDistances
8 km (5 miles) NNE (12°) from Bellmont, IL
9 km (6 miles) E (87°) from Bone Gap, IL
11 km (7 miles) N (350°) from Keensburg, IL
61 km (38 miles) NNW (331°) from Evansville, IN
205 km (128 miles) E (95°) from St. Louis, MO
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As it would turn out …. The location is a drilling / injection well :
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The greater midwest is not immune the the problem occurring — notice the OTHER areas having earthquakes in the USA this week…