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Groundwater and Seismic Activity

Summary

Studies examining whether changes in groundwater level, temperature, pressure, flow, chemistry, or isotopic composition occur before earthquakes and whether such measurements could contribute to reliable seismic monitoring.

Source

Skelton, A., Andrén, M., Kristmannsdóttir, H., et al. (2014). Changes in groundwater chemistry before two consecutive earthquakes in Iceland. Nature Geoscience, 7, 752–756.

Keywords

groundwater, groundwater chemistry, hydrogeology, earthquakes, seismic activity, earthquake precursors, stable isotopes, geochemistry, aquifers, hydrological monitoring, water–rock interactions

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