Man-Made Earthquakes

Thousands of minor and major earthquakes shake the world every day. Some of them are not the result of natural causes – they are man-made. Simply jumping up and down is not enough to cause them. However, technological activity in the subsoil, such as involved in mining and geothermal energy projects or in the extraction of natural gas, can cause earthquakes.

In Snapshot 03, you can use interactive graphics to explore how induced earthquakes occur and which natural forces – other than tectonic ones – trigger earthquakes.