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Fracking forced to a halt after largest tremor yet at Cuadrilla site

Madeleine Cuff

22 August 2019 •

$Cuadrilla will now have to wait at least 18 hours before it can restart fracking operations | Credit: Cuadrilla$

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Cuadrilla will now have to wait at least 18 hours before it can restart fracking operations | Credit: Cuadrilla

A 1.55 magnitude tremor stops work at Preston New Road, just days after operations resumed following a seven-month hiatus

Cuadrilla has been forced to once again stop its fracking operations in Lancashire after the largest seismic tremor to date was logged at the site yesterday evening. The tremor registered 1.55 on the...

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