Global review of human-induced earthquakes
@article{Foulger2017GlobalRO,
title={Global review of human-induced earthquakes},
author={G. Foulger and M. Wilson and J. Gluyas and B. Julian and R. Davies},
journal={Earth-Science Reviews},
year={2017},
volume={178},
pages={438-514}
}The Human-induced Earthquake Database, HiQuake, is a comprehensive record of earthquake sequences postulated to be induced by anthropogenic activity. It contains over 700 cases spanning the period 1868–2016. Activities that have been proposed to induce earthquakes include the impoundment of water reservoirs, erecting tall buildings, coastal engineering, quarrying, extraction of groundwater, coal, minerals, gas, oil and geothermal fluids, excavation of tunnels, and adding material to the… Expand
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