Study reveals two seismic processes by which hydraulic fracturing induces tremors

Friday, November 18, 2016 - 07:01 in Earth & Climate

In some parts of western Canada, small-to-moderate earthquakes have been induced by oil and gas hydraulic fracturing operations. In Alberta, this type of induced seismicity is mainly concentrated within an area located about 30 kilometres west of the town of Fox Creek. 

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