Why earthquakes sometimes still occur in tectonically silent regions

PHYSorg
Oct 27, 2025, 9:58 am90 pts
Earthquakes in the American state of Utah, the Soultz-sous-Forêts region of France or in the Dutch province of Groningen should not be able to occur even if the subsurface has been exploited for decades. This is because the shallow subsurface behaves in such a way that faults there become stronger as soon as…

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