Question

Have earthquakes been increasing?

It seems like we're getting more and more earthquakes than ever before. Are earthquakes increasing year by year?

Answer 1

I would say that earthquakes have been increasing. But I think the reason the earthquakes are increasing is due to a lot of what they call fracking when the oil companies drill for oil.

When they frack they send water at high pressures down the oil well to break up rocks to access the oil and this can cause earthquakes.