FOI release

EIR2020/00054: Hydrofrac Earthquakes in Lancashire

Case reference EIR2020/00054

Published 28 July 2021

Request

Request Received: 24 February 2020

Please confirm the total number of onshore 'Hydrofrac' Earthquakes you have registered in Lancashire since Cuadrilla commenced work on their test fracking programme at Little Westby, near Blackpool in January, 2017?

Please also confirm the total number of onshore earthquakes registered in Lancashire during 2011, the year Cuadrilla first carried out onshore test fracking at Preese Hall at Weeton?

Response

Response Sent: 16 March 2020

Full details of this response are provided in the attached document.

Documents

• EIR2020_00054 RE_ Freedom of Information request - Number of Hydrofrac Earthquakes in Lancashire recorded since 01_01_2017 (Our ref IDA 273839)_Redacted.pdf (178.2 KB)

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