[BenLurkin]

According to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Earth Sciences division, seismicity was very low prior to the use of the Geyser steam field for geothermal energy, although this may have been the result of low seismic coverage of the area.[12] Before 1969, there were no earthquakes above magnitude 2 recorded by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in an approximately 70 square miles (180 km2) area around the Geysers.[12] Studies have shown that injecting water into the Geysers field produces earthquakes from magnitude 0.5 to 3.0, although a 4.6 occurred in 1973 and magnitude four events increased thereafter.[12] Even with increasing injection rates over time, the rate of magnitude 3 earthquakes has remained relatively unchanged since the 1980s,[12] although the absolute number of earthquakes has increased significantly.[2] A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck near the Geysers on January 12, 2014 and a magnitude 5.0 on December 14, 2016.[13] Despite the increases in the number of earthquakes and the fears of local residents, it is unlikely that a large earthquake will occur at the Geysers since there is no large earthquake fault or fracture nearby.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Geysers

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

Trump's fault!

</sarc>

[soycd]

coastal cali could use a 10.9 to clean the retards and leftists out.

[HarleyLady27]

The ‘60’s Hippy Prophesy’ coming to light...just a few more 7.9’s and California is an island floating around in the Pacific...bye...have a nice float...

[BobL]

Did it hit a gay neighborhood?

[Carthego delenda est]

Save the endangered endolithic microbial communities at the Geysers now!!! The steam turbines are indiscriminately butchering them! Save the microbes! Say NO to the Geyser’s power plant! Mama Erf is getting angry and shaking the ground! Free the micobes! There’s probably an old indian burial ground somewhere nearby too!