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Dam can also cause earthquake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_seismicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_seismicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

• azurezyq 12y ago
  Checked the original article: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/323/5912/322.full http://www.sciencemag.org/content/323/5912/322.full And I cannot see a clear conclusion, just wait for more data and see. More updates for that recently?
  • mutagen 12y ago
    There's an old USGS paper on the increased seismicity around Lake Mead after Hoover Dam was built. http://usgsprojects.org/lee/Rogers_Lee_BSSA1976.pdf http://usgsprojects.org/lee/Rogers_Lee_BSSA1976.pdf The Wikipedia page on induced seismicity has additional examples: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_seismicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_seismicity