Induced Earthquake During Hydraulic Fracturing: Magnitude 0.8 (1) - October 27, 2018

While hydraulic fracturing the PNR-1z well at Preston New Road in Lancashire a 0.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at 10:55pm BST on Sat 27th Oct 2018. The earthquake was close to the wellbore at a depth of about 2km. The earthquake was preceded by a number of smaller ones.