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SUBMITTER: Kozlowska M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5828597 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kozłowska Maria M Brudzinski Michael R MR Friberg Paul P Skoumal Robert J RJ Baxter Nicholas D ND Currie Brian S BS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20180205 8
Understanding the causes of human-induced earthquakes is paramount to reducing societal risk. We investigated five cases of seismicity associated with hydraulic fracturing (HF) in Ohio since 2013 that, because of their isolation from other injection activities, provide an ideal setting for studying the relations between high-pressure injection and earthquakes. Our analysis revealed two distinct groups: (<i>i</i>) deeper earthquakes in the Precambrian basement, with larger magnitudes (M > 2), b-v ...[more]