Wastewater Injection Depth Important Trigger for Induced Quakes (1 of 1) (IMAGE)

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Wastewater Injection Depth Important Trigger for Induced Quakes (1 of 1)

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An infographic showing the causes and consequences of induced seismicity in the U.S. State of Oklahoma. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the 2 February 2018 issue of <i>Science</i>, published by AAAS. The paper, by T. Hincks at University of Bristol in Bristol, UK, and colleagues was titled, "Oklahoma's induced seismicity strongly linked to wastewater injection depth."

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Dr. Thomas Gernon, University of Southampton

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