Energy and Environment

New rules credited for fewer Oklahoma quakes

By John Siciliano
Published August 11, 2016 8:19pm ET
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New rules credited for fewer Oklahoma quakes
Oklahoma has had 448 earthquakes of a 3.0 magnitude or higher this year. But that's down nearly 20 percent from last year, when the state experienced 558 quakes in the same period, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) | Sue Ogrocki

The number of earthquakes related to fracking has fallen significantly in Oklahoma since last year, leading government experts to attribute the decline to increased regulation.

The state’s rate of earthquakes was at times higher than that of California, which is considered the U.S. epicenter for naturally occurring earthquakes.

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