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Stanford unveils new software to reduce risk of induced seismicity

Despite all recent alarmist headlines, risk of induced seismicity is small, rare and manageable By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth Just a day after the United States Geological Survey (USGS) released a report that finds a 50 percent reduction in the number of U.S. citizens who live in areas with the potential for induced seismicity since 2016, a […]

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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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