Uplift and seismicity driven by groundwater depletion in central California

Colin B. Amos (), Pascal Audet, William C. Hammond, Roland Bürgmann, Ingrid A. Johanson and Geoffrey Blewitt
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Colin B. Amos: Western Washington University
Pascal Audet: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
William C. Hammond: Nevada Geodetic Laboratory, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and Nevada Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada
Roland Bürgmann: Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, University of California
Ingrid A. Johanson: Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, University of California
Geoffrey Blewitt: Nevada Geodetic Laboratory, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and Nevada Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada

Nature, 2014, vol. 509, issue 7501, 483-486

Abstract: Human-caused groundwater depletion in California’s San Joaquin Valley contributes to uplift of the surrounding mountains and may affect the stability of the San Andreas Fault.

Date: 2014
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