iPlex Lunch spring-2018

Recently, Oklahoma experienced an earthquake crisis, with seismicity rates increasing to unprecedented levels as energy production expanded into new types of fields. The 2011 M5.7 Prague, Oklahoma earthquake was a bellwether, revealing the hazards of induced seismicity even before there was general recognition and acceptance that wastewater disposal was causing increased seismicity. This talk will explore the complex earthquake sequence, and examine characteristics of the sequences that may allow us to identify and differentiate induced seismicity from natural earthquakes.