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New Seismic Monitoring Station in Fox Creek

February 8, 2019
Ottawa, ON
Seismic Monitoring Station in a plastic container with several cables connected.
Source: Alberta Energy Regulator

FOX CREEK, ALBERTA

In recent years, higher than usual earthquake activity has been occurring in Fox Creek, Alberta, due to hydraulic fracturing. A new seismic monitoring station has been installed to help experts to monitor earthquakes and this particular station is one in a network of over 50 stations in Alberta. For more information about earthquake monitoring in Alberta, visit the AGS website.

Learn more about the station here:
https://resource.aer.ca/stories/shaking-things-up-in-fox-creek

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