Humans may be to blame for a big earthquake in South Korea

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	Humans may be to blame for a big earthquake in South Korea
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	2018-04-26
发布年	2018
语种	英语
国家	国际
领域	地球科学
正文(英文)	A pier damaged by the November 2017 Pohang earthquake Yonhap / Newcom / Alamy Live News By Andy Coghlan South Korea’s most damaging earthquake for a century may have been man-made. Two investigations both conclude that the quake was caused by injections of water deep underground, as part of a project to harness geothermal energy. The findings also suggest that seismologists’ method for estimating how big an earthquake might be caused by pumping water underground is dangerously flawed. Several dozen people were hurt and many buildings damaged in Pohang by the magnitude-5.5 quake in November last year. It … To continue reading this premium article, register or login for free for unlimited access. Existing users, please log in.
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来源平台	NewScientist
文献类型	新闻
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/129950
专题	地球科学
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