There is some creedence to this.During the 1960s, Rocky Flats nuclear facility began pumping radioactive waste into wells. As soon as they started, earthquakes began. These quakes began on April 24th, 1962, which were triggered by the pumping under high pressure into a 3,670-meter deep disposal well. The first quake was 1.5 on the Richter scale. It was not known that there was a major fault in this area until later. Pumping continued for almost four years as the number of quakes increased and magnitudes reached as high as 5.0. The liquid acted like a lubricant and caused the fault lines to move.
The liquid acted like a lubricant and caused enabled the fault lines to move.