"By developing physics-based forecasting models and reducing the risk of human-induced earthquakes, we could increase the ...

Offshore oil and gas exploration uses deafening seismic surveys that generate the loudest human sounds in the ocean, short of those made by explosives. Seismic testing involves blasting the seafloor ...

The latest of hundreds of earthquakes have rattled the volcanic Greek island of Santorini after the strongest one so far with magnitude 5.3 ...

Greek authorities have warned of an increase in seismic activity around the Aegean tourist island of Santorini, advising ...

In the SEISMIC RISK - Mitigation of induced seismic risk in urban environments - project, the research consortium consisting of University of Helsinki, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and ...

According to the USGS, fracking, mining and building dams have all been attributed to induced seismicity, where an earthquake is caused by human activity. In the south-central United States ...

Explosions take place daily as a consequence of construction activity but they are seismically quiet. Their sound and tremor are observed in the vicinity of the site. Human-induced earthquakes have ...