DEP Closes Probe of Tiny Westmoreland Quake Near EQT Utica Pad

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has finished looking into the teeny-tiny earthquake that hit near EQT's Porter well pad in Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County) on Oct. 4. The verdict: no violation, no cause identified, and the pad keeps on working. When MDN told you about this "seismic event" last month, we pointedly did not jump to conclusions about whether the well caused it (see Westmoreland Seismic Event: DEP Checks EQT Pad, No Red Flags Found). That turned out to be the right call.

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