When the walls were shaking: earthquakes triggered by human activity, say scientists AC/DC had it right: when the walls are shaking, and the earth is quaking, it's definitely caused by humans ...

Today, earthquakes caused by humans occur on a much greater scale. Events over the last century have shown mining is just one of many industrial activities that can induce earthquakes large enough ...

As many as 728 earthquakes in the past 149 years might have been caused by human activities, including mining and groundwater extraction, according to a new study. Here’s a look at the most ...

When earthquakes cause landslides, they are usually 4.0 in magnitude or higher. ... Mine explosions are considered other causes of human-induced seismic activity.

A study published in the journal Seismological Research Letters a few years ago identified 730 sites where human activity caused earthquakes over the past 150 years.

The Human-Induced Earthquake Database (HiQuake), the world's most complete database of earthquake sequences proposed to have been triggered by human activity, now includes approximately 730 ...

Can Human Activity Cause Earthquakes? Play 07:57. Close ×. Copy the code below to ... For the first time since Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami in March, ...

RESTON, Virginia, April 26, 2015 (ENS) – The number of earthquakes triggered by human activities has soared since 2009 in the central and eastern United States. New research by the U.S ...

Shifting tectonic plates cause earthquakes, and several human activities cause shifting tectonic plates—however, the effect is indirect. Not all geologists agree about to what extent, and how ...

The Human-Induced Earthquake Database (HiQuake), the world's most complete database of earthquake sequences proposed to have been triggered by human activity, now includes approximately 730 ...

The Human-Induced Earthquake Database (HiQuake), the world's most complete database of earthquake sequences proposed to have been triggered by human activity, now includes approximately 730 ...