Injection-Induced Earthquakes

We tend to view earthquakes as unpredictable phenomena caused by naturally shifting stresses in Earth's crust. In reality, however, a range of human activity can also induce earthquakes. Ellsworth (p. 10.1126/science.1225942 ) reviews the current understanding of the causes and mechanics of ear...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2013-07, Vol.341 (6142), p.142-142
Main Author: Ellsworth, William L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Deep wells
Disposal sites
Disposal wells
Drinking water
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Earthquakes
Earthquakes, seismology
Environmental management
Environmental risk
Exact sciences and technology
Fluid injection
geophysics
Government regulation
Human
humans
Hydraulic fracturing
Hydraulics
Impoundments
Injection
Internal geophysics
mechanics
Midwestern United States
Monitoring
News
oils
Petroleum industry
Physics
Reservoirs
REVIEW SUMMARY
risk
Seismic activity
Seismic hazard
Seismic phenomena
Seismic waves
Sewage treatment
Shales
technology
Waste water
Wastewater
Wastewater disposal
Water pollution
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