Study Highlights Stressed Faults in Potential Shale Gas Region in South Africa
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3 February 2026—A swarm of small earthquakes within the Karoo Basin in South Africa has revealed a critically stressed fault that could be perturbed by potential shale gas exploration in the area, according to a new report in Seismological Research Letters. The analysis by Benjamin Whitehead of the University of … Continue Reading » The post Study Highlights Stressed Faults in Potential Shale Gas Region in South Africa first appeared on Seismological Society of America .