Disposal of Hydrofracking Waste Fluid by Injection into Subsurface Aquifers Triggers Earthquake Swarm in Central Arkansas with Potential for Damaging Earthquake

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Research Article| March 01, 2012 Disposal of Hydrofracking Waste Fluid by Injection into Subsurface Aquifers Triggers Earthquake Swarm in Central Arkansas with Potential for Damaging Earthquake S. Horton S. Horton Center for Earthquake Research and Information University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee 38152 U.S.A.shorton@memphis.edu 1Center for Earthquake Research and Information at the University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information S. Horton 1Center for Earthquake Research and Information at the University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A. Center for Earthquake Research and Information University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee 38152 U.S.A.shorton@memphis.edu Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2012 Seismological Research Letters (2012) 83 (2): 250–260. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.83.2.250 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation S. Horton; Disposal of Hydrofracking Waste Fluid by Injection into Subsurface Aquifers Triggers Earthquake Swarm in Central Arkansas with Potential for Damaging Earthquake. Seismological Research Letters 2012;; 83 (2): 250–260. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.83.2.250 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search Only a handful of the thousands of waste disposal wells across the United States have been linked to induced or triggered earthquakes. Still, two well-documented cases—Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado, in the 1960s (Healy et al. 1968) and Paradox Valley, Colorado, in the 1990s (Ake et al. 2005)— demonstrate that fluid injection into the subsurface can trigger earthquakes. The largest event at Rocky Mountain Arsenal was M 5.2, and the largest event at Paradox Valley was M 4.3. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides Underground Injection Control (UIC) regulations administered by the states to protect underground sources... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.