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Researchers map susceptibility to man-made earthquakes

"The example of Oklahoma shows that the key to managing seismic hazards related to these man-made, induced earthquakes is managing how much and where the wastewater is injected." Modelled wastewater ... read more

18 signs we're in the middle of a 6th mass extinction

Upon impact, that 6-mile-wide space rock caused a tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean, along with earthquakes and landslides ... of a 6th mass extinction Other recent research has led to similar conclusions ... read more

UT study: Fracking-related activities have caused majority of recent Texas earthquakes

Despite mounting evidence that oil and gas activity has triggered all of the recent earthquakes in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas regulators have consistently questioned the link. Now a new study by ... read more

Vexed by Earthquakes, Texas Calls in a Scientist

So local officials got some data from federal geologists, read up on the relevant scientific research and started demanding answers ... U.S.G.S. Earthquake Science Center in Menlo Park, Calif. While ... read more

Induced seismicity? Recent spike of earthquakes in the central and eastern U.S. may be linked to human activity

U.S. Geological Survey scientists have been analyzing the changes in the rate of earthquakes as well as the likely causes, and they have some answers ... reviewed the issue of injection-induced ... read more

Oil Industry Is To Blame For Unnatural Number Of Earthquakes In Texas

As an unnatural number of earthquakes hit Texas, researchers continue to wonder why. But, now a new study may have the answer. The research—published ... Workers stand on the platform of a fracking ... read more

Shale Shocked: Sharp Rise In U.S. Earthquakes Directly Linked To Fracking Wastewater Reinjection

The second is a review article, “Injection-Induced Earthquakes ... faults close to failure, say researchers. Among the sites covered: a set of injection wells near Prague, Okla., where the study says ... read more

Colorado finds itself an earthquake lab amid gas boom

“It’s important to identify why certain areas are prone to injection-induced quakes and some aren’t.” Debate over induced seismicity recently has played out in southern Colorado, where earthquake ... ... read more

How Big Could a Man-Made Earthquake Get?

So how big can these man-made earthquakes get? The short answer ... However, researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory note that magnitude-4.0 earthquakes, which can cause minor damage, ... read more

Fracking-related activities have caused majority of recent Texas earthquakes, study finds

DALLAS (TNS) — Despite mounting evidence that oil and gas activity has triggered all of the recent earthquakes in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, regulators have consistently questioned the link. Now a ... read more