Sizing Up Our Seismic Activity




KERA's Think show

Summary: <p><em><em>[2014-06-10 12:00:00]</em></em><span style="color: #222222;">At least <a href="http://keranews.org/post/frequent-earthquakes-north-texas-rattle-azle-residents-epicenter" target="_blank">27 mild earthquakes</a> have struck near Azle since </span><span class="aBn" style="color: #222222;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Nov. 1</span></span><span style="color: #222222;">, according to the <a href="http://www.usgs.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Geological Survey</a>. We’ll talk this hour about the effects the quakes have had on the community and whether they are related to the booming local oil and gas business. We’ll be joined by SMU seismologist <a href="http://www.smu.edu/News/Experts/Brian-Stump" target="_blank">Brian Stump</a>, who is studying the recent seismic activity in North Texas, and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter <a href="http://insideclimatenews.org/author/lisa-song" target="_blank">Lisa Song</a> of </span><em style="color: #222222;">Inside Climate News</em><span style="color: #222222;">.</span></p>