Eight U.S. states that usually report low seismic activity -Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico, and Colorado- now show significantly higher levels, a five-fold increase. These states, despite their different geographical locations, are all characterized by being home to fracking activity. In other news, a map issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) indicates recorded levels of seismic activity worldwide. The line extends east of Australia up along the Asian Pacific Coast, crossing the Bering Sea between Russia and Alaska, and down the Pacific Coast of North, Central, and South America. teleSUR