Utah seismologists suspect ‘earthquake swarms’ linked to geothermal energy

Earthquake swarms in Utah are suspected to be linked to geothermal energy, according to new research.

By analyzing decades of seismic data, seismologists at the University of Utah are working to discern the significance of the swarms in the central Utah geothermal hotspot. 

Researchers theorize that the tremors are triggered by hot water and powered by the geothermal activity. 

Over the past 40 years, the university's seismograph stations detected sequences featuring earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 of greater. 

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However, upon further examination, scientists were able to detect hundreds of additional smaller earthquakes in 50 distinct seque...