Induced Seismicity

Government publications

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

One-Year Seismic Hazard Forecast for the Central and Eastern United States from Induced and Natural Earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey (Mar. 28, 2018)

One-Year Seismic Hazard Forecast for the Central and Eastern United States from Induced and Natural Earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey (Mar. 1, 2017)

One-Year Seismic Hazard Forecast for the Central and Eastern United States from Induced and Natural Earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey (June 2016)

Incorporating Induced Seismicity in the 2014 United States National Seismic Hazard Model – Results of 2014 Workshop and Sensitivity Studies, U.S. Geological Survey (2015)

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

Human-Induced Earthquakes from Deep-Well Injection: A Brief Overview, CRS Report R43836 (Updated Sep. 30, 2016)

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

EPA Program to Protect Underground Sources from Injection of Fluids Associated with Oil and Gas Production Needs Improvement, U.S. Government Accountability Office (Jun. 2014)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

Minimizing and Managing Potential Impacts of Injection-Induced Seismicity from Class II Disposal Wells: Practical Approaches, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Revised Nov. 12, 2014)