The USGS earthquake hazards map excludes earthquakes caused by human activities such as pumping wastewater from hydraulic fracturing or injecting carbon dioxide deep underground.
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- If You Think You're Safe From Earthquakes, You May Be ... (nationalgeographic.com)
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