PE Distinguished Seminar: Understanding and Mitigating Man-made Earthquakes
Marquez Hall 1600 Arapahoe St., GoldenRUBEN JUANES Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT Earthquakes occur when faults slip. While the most devastating earthquakes are of tectonic origin, human activities have been associated with the triggering of earthquakes that have caused substantial economic damage and societal concern. The demonstration that fluid injection can cause earthquakes dates back to the 1970s […]