Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes - Global

6.1 Earthquake hits Guerrero, Mexico.

5.6 Earthquake hits southeast of the Loyalty Islands.

5.5 Earthquake hits the Kuril Islands.

5.3 Earthquake hits the Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea.

5.2 Earthquake hits Guerrero, Mexico.

Earthquakes and Fracking

Since records began in 1776, the people of Youngstown, Ohio had never experienced an earthquake. However, from January 2011, 109 tremors have been recorded - reportedly due to shale fracking.