Arkansas is America’s new earthquake hotbed.  Who knew?  Apparently, in the towns of Greenbrier and Guy, Arkansas, earthquakes are becoming an everyday occurrence.  Since Sunday, the US Geological Survey has reported 29 earthquakes in the areas of Greenbrier and Guy, Arkansas, ranging in strength from 1.8 up to 4.0, but nobody knows why Arkansas is a hotbed of earthquakes all of a sudden.  The so-called Guy Earthquake Swarm remains something of a mystery, though certain experts believe it may be related to the fact that the area is a natural gas hotbed.

“It could just be a naturally occurring swarm like the Enola swarm, or it could be related to ongoing natural gas exploration in the area,” says Scott Ausbrooks of the Arkansas Geological Survey when asked about the sudden rise in earthquakes in a formerly earthquake-free zone.  “We see no correlation between natural gas production wells and earthquakes, but we haven’t ruled out injection wells.”

Injection wells are what is left behind after natural gas companies engage in fracking, a controversial procedure that uses pressurized water to extract natural gas.  Injection wells are where water is pressurized and stored after it can no longer be used for fracking purposes.  There is an injection well outside of Guy, and local residents continue to blame their earthquakes on natural gas companies.

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