Some Los Angeles earthquakes possibly triggered by oil production in early 20th century
Monday, October 31, 2016 - 12:01
in Earth & Climate
Historical sleuthing has turned up evidence for a possible link between oil production and a handful of damaging earthquakes that took place in the Los Angeles Basin during its oil boom in the early 20th century, according to a new study published 1 November in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA).