Did Anthropogenic Activities Trigger the 3 April 2017 Mw 6.5 Botswana Earthquake?

On 3 April 2017, a Mw 6.5 earthquake occurred in Botswana, representing the second-strongest earthquake registered since 1949. Such an intraplate event occurred in a low seismic hazard area and was suspected to be an artificial earthquake induced by nearby anthropogenic activities (gas extraction)....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Jg. 9; H. 10; S. 1028
Hauptverfasser:	Albano, Matteo, Polcari, Marco, Bignami, Christian, Moro, Marco, Saroli, Michele, Stramondo, Salvatore
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2017
Schlagworte:	anthropogenic activities Anthropogenic factors Botswana earthquake coal-bed methane Earthquakes Geological hazards InSAR inversion Seismic activity Seismic hazard Botswana
ISSN:	2072-4292, 2072-4292
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