CA: Geothermal power facility induces earthquakes at the southern end of the San Andreas fault , study finds

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Geothermal power facility induces earthquakes, study finds
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An analysis of earthquakes in the area around the Salton Sea Geothermal Field in southern California has found a strong correlation between seismic activity and operations for production of geothermal power, which involve pumping water into and out of an underground reservoir.


Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-07-geothermal-power-facility-earthquakes.html#jCp

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2013/07/10/science.1239213

Published Online July 11 2013
< Science Express Index

Science DOI: 10.1126/science.1239213

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Anthropogenic Seismicity Rates and Operational Parameters at the Salton Sea Geothermal Field

Emily E. Brodsky*,
Lia J. Lajoie

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.