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Feds to release first study on manmade earthquake hazards

By Kyle Feldscher
Published March 26, 2016 4:01am ET
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Feds to release first study on manmade earthquake hazards
Earthquake damage in Sparks, Okla. on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 after two earthquakes hit the area in less than 24 hours. Oklahoma in particular has seen a large increase in the amount, and severity, of earthquakes during the fracking boom of the last half-decade. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) | Sue Ogrocki

For the first time, the U.S. Geological Survey on Monday will release maps of where manmade earthquake hazards have been identified.

The agency has only previously released reports showing the location of natural earthquake hazards. The announcement will come in a 1 p.m. press conference Monday.

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