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South Korea’s most-destructive quake probably triggered by geothermal plant

Researchers say the 2017 disaster is a potential game-changer for the geothermal energy industry.
  1. Mark Zastrow
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A magnitude-5.4 earthquake that struck the South Korean city of Pohang on 15 November 2017 was probably triggered by an experimental geothermal power plant injecting water a few kilometres underground, a research team reports. A second independent analysis also finds the plant’s involvement to be plausible.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-04963-y

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