Seismological Society Of America Study Highlights Stressed Fault In South Africa Shale Gas Region
February 14, 2026
February 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Seismological Society of America reported that a swarm of small earthquakes in South Africa's Karoo Basin has revealed a critically stressed fault that could be vulnerable to disturbance from potential shale gas exploration.
The findings, published in Seismological Research Letters, analyze microseismic activity near Leeu Gamka that began in 2007. Researchers determined that the earthquakes occurred along a buried fault that may extend from sedimentar . . .
The findings, published in Seismological Research Letters, analyze microseismic activity near Leeu Gamka that began in 2007. Researchers determined that the earthquakes occurred along a buried fault that may extend from sedimentar . . .