image: Though some models have suggested induced quakes remain confined to the region perturbed by changes in fluid pressure during drilling, here, the earthquake rupture grows larger than the zone pressurized by injection. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the 20 Dec. 2017, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by M. Galis at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, and colleagues was titled, "Induced seismicity provides insight into why earthquake ruptures stop." view more
Credit: [Credit: J.P. Ampuero, F. Cappa, M. Galis and P.M. Mai]