The 11-month precursory fault activation of the 2019 M L 5.6 earthquake in the Weiyuan shale gas field, China

Abstract Anthropogenic activities such as hydraulic fracturing (HF) can trigger destructive earthquakes, the triggering mechanisms of which are still in debate. We utilize near-fault seismic recordings to study the preparatory phase of the 2019 M L 5.6 earthquake in the Weiyuan shale gas field (WSGF...

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Main Authors: Jinping Zi, Yuyun Yang, Hongfeng Yang, Jinrong Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02151-1
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