Human mining and resource extraction can trigger induced earthquakes
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 80/100
Human activities involving resource extraction, mining, and georesource exploitation can alter subsurface stress states and trigger induced earthquakes.
Evidence for · 3
Earthquake hazard and risk analysis for natural and induced seismicity: towards objective assessments in the face of uncertainty.
2022 · cited by 6
Discusses frameworks for assessing and mitigating seismic hazards specifically attributed to induced earthquakes resulting from human activities.
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An open data infrastructure for the study of anthropogenic hazards linked to georesource exploitation.
2020 · cited by 4
Notes that mining, georesource exploitation, and hydrocarbon extraction have the potential to cause rock deformation and induced earthquakes.
Random forest forecasting of time to failure for Granite hydraulic fracturing using acoustic emission signals.
2025 · cited by 0
Explains that resource extraction operations such as geothermal energy utilization involve hydraulic fracturing that can induce earthquakes.