Tag: seismicity
USGS report finds 50% decline in induced seismicity risk
Industry invested more than $50 million to reduce earthquake risks since March 2015 By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has just released its second-ever report forecasting both natural and induced seismicity potential throughout the United States. Notably, the report finds a 50 percent reduction in the number of Americans living in an […]
Study finds efforts to reduce Oklahoma seismicity proving effective
By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth On the same day the Associated Press reported the rate of earthquakes in Oklahoma has dropped “dramatically” since May, a new study shows how current wastewater injection policies could reduce Oklahoma’s seismic activity to background levels in five to 10 years. The new report, co-authored by Stanford University geophysicist Mark Zoback […]
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