ODNR reviewing data from Weathersfield quake site

WEATHERSFIELD — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is reviewing seismic data near two Weathersfield Township injection wells to determine whether the wells were responsible for the 2.1-magnitude earthquake that occurred nearby Sunday.

The injection wells just north of Niles are owned and operated by American Water Management Services Inc., a subsidiary of Avalon Holdings Inc. of Howland. The wells, which are on state Route 169 near the North Road intersection, have been operational since late March.

ODNR has access to data from nine seismic-monitoring stations in Trumbull County, including four that were installed by American Water Management Services, said Mark Bruce, ODNR public information officer. The AWMS stations are within a mile or two of the injection wells, Bruce said.

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