How Human-Induced Seismicity Triggers 'Impossible' Earthquakes in Stable Continental Regions
Nature World News | 21.04.2026 08:14Earthquakes rattling stable continental regions catch experts off guard because these areas sit far from shifting tectonic plates. Healed faults combined with human-induced seismicity explain these puzzling shakes, as recent Utrecht University research reveals. Traditional seismic maps overlook such risks in quiet interiors like parts of North America and Europe.
