Induced seismicity: (n.) Earthquakes caused by human activities.

• Autores: Annie Sneed
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 311, Nº. 3, 2014, págs. 30-30
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses a study in the journal "Science" by Cornell University geophysicist Katie Keranen and colleagues that suggests underground water disposal by oil and gas companies in Oklahoma likely induced a series of earthquakes, called the Jones swarm, in the U.S. between 2008-2013.