Some signs of induced seismicity spotted in Salton Trough's geothermal production fields San Francisco CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2016 - In some parts of Southern California's Brawley Seismic Zone, geothermal energy production may be increasing the background seismicity rate, but changes in earthquake rates elsewhere in the area seem to have natural causes, according to a report published online August 23 in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. Geothermal energy production in the Salton Trough's Brawley Sei ... more

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