Reply #10: Yes, but the principle of it is just plain common sense.

[MineralMan]

I understand why people who don't understand much about seismic activity might wonder about fracking in connection with this earthquake. But, the actual physical characteristics of the quake and its location should be enough to negate those questions.

The connection between minor earth movements and oil drilling and fluid injection has been known for a very long time. But...all such earth tremors have been small and located in the immediate vicinity of the drilling and fluid injection. They have nothing to do with larger quakes in known seismic areas. The structures involved with quakes of the magnitude of the one in Virginia are not associated with the structures connected with fracking operations.

Add to that the nonexistence of any fracking operations in the immediate vicinity of this earthquake and it's simple to see that there is no relationship. Pointing those things out, however, will probably just get me some angry comments. :shrug: