Investigating “man-made quakes” in Western Canada

In the US, most induced earthquakes are the result of wastewater injection, whereas in western Canada, induced earthquakes are more closely correlated with hydraulic fracturing operations. Why do some areas experience induced earthquakes while others remain seismically inactive?

A subduction zone in pieces: the segmented Cascadia megathrust

Onshore and offshore seismic data informs researchers working on megathrust boundaries, improving our understanding of where subduction zone earthquakes might occur and why.

Seismic Study Reveals Huge Amount of Water Dragged into Earth’s Interior

Slow-motion collisions of tectonic plates under the ocean drag about three times more water down into the deep Earth than previously estimated, according to a first-of-its-kind seismic study by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis.