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VWhere would you predict the number of man-made earthquakes will be highest if oil-drilling and mining continues as it has in the past?
In the central part of the US.
In the northern part of the US.
In the southern part of Texas.
In the southeast US near Florida.
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In the central part of the US.
Reason: central states (e.g., Oklahoma, Kansas and nearby areas) have seen the largest increases in induced earthquakes from oil/gas activity—especially deep wastewater injection and related extraction—whereas Florida has almost none and southern Texas and northern U.S. have had far fewer events historically.
Reason: central states (e.g., Oklahoma, Kansas and nearby areas) have seen the largest increases in induced earthquakes from oil/gas activity—especially deep wastewater injection and related extraction—whereas Florida has almost none and southern Texas and northern U.S. have had far fewer events historically.
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