Seismic kitchen roll: photograph showing paper towel being stretched between an anchor (bottom) and springs (top). (Courtesy: Tzortzopoulos et al. / Geophysical Research Letters) A seismic model based ...

Scientists generated a catalog of 22,000 seismic events from a four-year period to reveal the structure of an active fault zone. A naturally occurring injection of underground fluids drove a four-year ...

Using data from field experiments and computer modeling of ground faults, researchers have discovered that the practice of subsurface fluid injection used in 'fracking' and wastewater disposal for oil ...

Researchers report a model for forecasting earthquake hazards in Oklahoma due to fluid injection. Over the past decade, the central and eastern United States have experienced an increased number of ...

Safety first handwritten in white chalk with a yellow hard hat and red ear muffs in the fore ground. High-pressure hydraulic operations can pose dangers if proper safety precautions are not taken.

MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (May 3, 2019) -- Using data from field experiments and modeling of ground faults, researchers at Tufts University have discovered that the practice of subsurface fluid ...