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Thursday, June 11, 2015

'Myths' persist about the increase in human-caused seismic activity

'Myths' persist about the increase in human-caused seismic activity
San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2015 - Seismologists studying the recent dramatic upswing in earthquakes triggered by human activity want to clear up a few common misconceptions about the trend. There is increasing evidence that these earthquakes are caused by injecting fluids from oil and gas operations deep into the earth. These human-caused earthquakes are sometimes called "induced earthquakes." A Seismological Research Lett ... more http://www.oilgasdaily.com/reports/Myths_persist_about_the_increase_in_human_caused_seismic_activity_999.html

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