Scientists: Groundwater Removal Could Be Implicated in 2011 Spain Earthquake

Earthquake happened in a seismically active region

Reason Staff | 10.22.2012 8:22 AM

Scientists studying the fault beneath the Spanish city of Lorca say that groundwater removal may be implicated in a deadly 2011 earthquake there.

Detailed surface maps from satellite studies allowed them to infer which parts of the ground moved where.

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Scientists: Groundwater Removal Could Be Implicated in 2011 Spain Earthquake

Earthquake happened in a seismically active region

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