Hydrologically-driven crustal stresses and seismicity in the New Madrid Seismic Zone

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 2143 - 11
• Main Authors: Craig, Timothy J., Chanard, Kristel, Calais, Eric
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 15.12.2017; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/2151/210; 704/2151/562; Anthropogenic factors; Deformation; Earth Sciences; Earthquakes; Geophysics; Human influences; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrology; Lithosphere; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sciences of the Universe; Seismic activity; Seismic zones; Seismicity; Stresses; Water storage

The degree to which short-term non-tectonic processes, either natural and anthropogenic, influence the occurrence of earthquakes in active tectonic settings or ‘stable’ plate interiors, remains a subject of debate. Recent work in plate-boundary regions demonstrates the capacity for long-wavelength c...