Gas-charged fluids creating seismicity associated with a Louisiana sinkhole

Monday, June 30, 2014 - 16:00 in Earth & Climate

Natural earthquakes and nuclear explosions produce seismic waves that register on seismic monitoring networks around the globe, allowing the scientific community to pinpoint the location of the events. In order to distinguish seismic waves produced by a variety of activities – from traffic to mining to explosions – scientists study the seismic waves generated by as many types of events as possible.

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