Man-made earthquakes: Fact or fiction?
Man-made earthquakes: Fact or fiction?
Earthquakes in Oklahoma used to be something of a rarity, but a few years ago, that began to change. Starting in 2009, the number of quakes began to increase. By 2014, the state was experiencing three times as many quakes as California.
What’s going on? This short video explains why this is happening across the U.S. and who scientists think the culprits are.
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Credits
Director and Producer Ariane Wu
Based on reporting by Michael Corey and Joe Wertz
Narrator Duncan Heath
Additional narration Queena Kim
Video Editor Ariane Wu
Production Assistants Anna Vignet Greta Mart
Animation by Naissance
Sound Mixer Christopher Galipo
Music “News Flash” “Walking Man” “Outlaw Trail” “Hobo in the Hood” “Desert Drop” “Vampire Strut” “Rockabilly Jo”
Courtesy of Audio Network
Executive Producer: Amanda Pike
Editorial Director: Robert Salladay
Images and footage from U.S. Energy Information Administration Whitehouse.gov Oklahoma Geological Survey Oklahoma Corporation Commission “Superman: Electric Earthquake” (1942) The FracTracker Alliance California Department of Conservation Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources Northern California Earthquake Data Center and UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory California Geological Survey United States Geological Survey