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Oil extraction might have triggered small earthquakes in Surrey

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More than 100 small earthquakes in Surrey in 2018 and 2019 might have been triggered by oil extraction from a nearby well.

The earthquakes were recorded as being between 1.34 and 3.18 magnitude.

They were linked to cracks in walls and ceilings and other damage to people's homes.

Geologists have been divided over whether these earthquakes could be triggered by extraction at the Horse Hill well in Horley about 5km to 10km away.

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English

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