Earthquakes in Kansas Induced by Extremely Far‐Field Pressure Diffusion

Abstract Pressure diffusion from high‐volume saltwater disposal wells near the Kansas‐Oklahoma border appears to have contributed to triggering earthquakes as far as 90 km away. Elevated seismicity that began in southern Kansas in 2013 is largely believed to be induced by pore pressure increase from...

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Main Authors: Shelby L. Peterie, Richard D. Miller, John W. Intfen, Julio B. Gonzales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-02-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL076334
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