Wastewater pumped into deep disposal wells can trigger earthquakes, as documented in Oklahoma, Texas, and Ohio.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, credible sources including peer-reviewed research, Scientific American, Science magazine, and NBC News, all corroborating induced seismicity from wastewater injection in Oklahoma, Texas, and Ohio. [tier=gold indep_score=0.963 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- What Caused the Chilean Earthquake? Faults Explained (seed:environment_and_wildlife)
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wastewater-injection-caused-oklahoma-earthquakes/ (corroboration)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna55570444 (corroboration)
- https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2013/03/26/wastewater-injection-spurred-biggest-earthquake-yet-says-study/ (corroboration)
- https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.345.6192.13 (corroboration)