@article{ref1,
title="How will induced seismicity in Oklahoma respond to decreased saltwater injection rates?",
journal="Science advances",
year="2016",
author="Langenbruch, Cornelius and Zoback, Mark D.",
volume="2",
number="11",
pages="e1601542-e1601542",
abstract="In response to the marked number of injection-induced earthquakes in north-central Oklahoma, regulators recently called for a 40% reduction in the volume of saltwater being injected in the seismically active areas. We present a calibrated statistical model that predicts that widely felt M ≥ 3 earthquakes in the affected areas, as well as the probability of potentially damaging larger events, should significantly decrease by the end of 2016 and approach historic levels within a few years. Aftershock sequences associated with relatively large magnitude earthquakes that occurred in the Fairview, Cherokee, and Pawnee areas in north-central Oklahoma in late 2015 and 2016 will delay the rate of seismicity decrease in those areas.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2375-2548",
doi="10.1126/sciadv.1601542",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1601542"
}