Could oil and gas drilling cause major earthquake in Kansas?

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FAIRWAY, KS (KCTV) -

Record-setting earthquakes are striking across the Midwest, and some have been connected to the controversial practice of drilling for gas and oil called fracking.

The injection wells used to dispose of toxic waste water create pressure that is not naturally there.

KCTV5 investigates fears that fracking injection wells could cause an earthquake near the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant near Burlington, KS, and whether that quake could cause an unparalleled catastrophe in the Kansas City area.

Watch KCTV5 News at 10 p.m. Thursday.

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