Induced Earthquake Bibliography

"Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice." William Durant

This bibliography contains references to publications concerning earthquakes and other seismicity induced by human activity.

"FRACKING" WARNING

Some people have been abusing this web resource by claiming that it supports the claim that "fracking" which is properly called "hydrofracturing" induces earthquakes. This is untrue. None of the the papers on this website investigates or supports the claim that hydrofracturing induces earthquakes. All legitimate research has found no evidence of this. "Injection induced earthquakes" are NOT caused by hydrofracturing. Injection of fluids for the purpose of waste disposal or well stimulation is NOT "fracking." Injection of fluids CAN induce earthquakes in some circumstances. Hydrofracturing has NOT been found to induce earthquakes.

Induced Earthquakes in General (12 references)
Injection Induced Earthquakes (135 references)
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal quakes (22 references)
Reservoir Induced Earthquakes (144 references)
Oil & Gas Production Induced Earthquakes (52 references)
Geothermal Energy Extraction Induced Earthquakes (40 references)
Mining and Quarrying Induced Earthquakes (98 references)
Nuclear Test Induced Earthquakes (20 references)
Seismicity Related to Underground Gas Storage (7 references)
Legal Implications of Induced Earthquakes (13 references)
Miscellaneous References (21 references)
Newspaper & Magazine References (87 references)
Links to other induced seismicity webpages
Warning to non-scientists

Compiled by Darlene Cypser
Last update: 6/13/2009

The primary address for this bibliography is now: www.darlenecypser.com/induceq/induceq.html.
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