Induced seismicity in the Changning salt mining zone, China, could be driven by the pore-pressure diffusion

Yang, Haozhe; Guo, Rumeng; Zhai, Guang; Zhou, Jiangcun; Dai, Kun; Zheng, Yong; Li, Luning; Sun, Heping

doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2023.230197

Title: Induced seismicity in the Changning salt mining zone, China, could be driven by the pore-pressure diffusion

Journal Article · 31 December 2023 · Tectonophysics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2023.230197 · OSTI ID:2368959

Yang, Haozhe; Guo, Rumeng; Zhai, Guang; Zhou, Jiangcun; Dai, Kun; Zheng, Yong; Li, Luning; Sun, Heping

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