TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - How will induced seismicity in Oklahoma respond to decreased saltwater injection rates?
JO  - Science advances
A1  - Langenbruch, Cornelius
A1  - Zoback, Mark D.
SP  - e1601542
EP  - e1601542
VL  - 2
IS  - 11
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2375-2548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1601542
ID  - ref1
ER  -