mining + geothermal -> seismic activity

California’s Salton Sea is home to some new lithium mines and geothermal power and in April it also experienced a series of earthquakes. This begs the question whether the mining and geothermal activities led to the earthquakes. Seismologists say whenever you drill into the Earth and tinker, seismic activity will follow. Geophysicists say it’s more complicated. Some say geothermal activity should have the same traffic light system as fracking which warns if pressures change.

Governing | Could Lithium Mining Trigger Earthquakes? It’s Complicated