Induced seismicity
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title:
Induced seismicity
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Induced seismicity is typically earthquakes and tremors that are caused by human activity that alters the stresses and strains on Earth's crust. Most induced seismicity is of a low magnitude. A few sites regularly have larger quakes, such as The Geysers geothermal plant in California which averaged two M4 events and 15 M3 events every year from 2004 to 2009. The Human-Induced Earthquake Database (HiQuake) documents all reported cases of induced seismicity proposed on scientific grounds and is th
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Minor earthquakes and tremors caused by human activity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_seismicity
date created:
2004-09-25T13:03:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T09:02:50Z
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