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Kansas to set up seismic monitoring system
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/kansas-set-seismic-monitoring-system-26890635Kansas began experiencing an upsurge in earthquakes starting in fall 2013, and so far this year has experienced 94, said Interim Kansas Geological Survey director Rex Buchanan.
The rise in quakes in Kansas and other states has raised suspicions that the shaking might be connected to the oil and gas drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, especially the wells in which the industry disposes of its wastewater. But a panel commissioned by Brownback said in a report earlier this fall that there wasn't enough evidence to link the Kansas quakes to oil and gas exploration.
Like many residents, Howard Yale blames the increased number of quakes on hydraulic fracturing for oil in the region.
"You can put two and two together," he said. "You just can't put all that water underground under high pressure and not expect something to happen."