Induced seismicity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014163",
  "term": "Induced seismicity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Induced Seismicity",
  "definition": "Earthquake activity resulting from human activity that causes a rate of energy release, or seismicity, which would be expected beyond the normal level of historical seismic activity. For example, if there is already a certain level of seismic activity before human activities begin, one would expect that this “historical” seismic activity would continue at the same rate in the future. If, however, human activity causes a concurrent increase in seismic activity, this increase in seismic activity would be considered “induced.” In addition, if the seismic activity returns to background activity after the human activity stops, that would be another sign that the seismic activity was induced.",
  "subject": "Outcomes",
  "references": [
    "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Induced Seismicity at http://esd1.lbl.gov/research/projects/induced_seismicity/primer.html"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/induced-seismicity/"
}