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How can waste water pumped down disused tubewells can reduce the extent of destruction caused by earthquakes?
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∙ 11y ago
As the water seeps underground it applies pressure on the underlying rock & also lubricates the fault thereby triggering an earthquake or increasing its intensity. Thus waste water should be pumped down to reduce the extent of destruction caused by earthquakes.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Swapnil Biswas
As the water seeps underground it applies pressure on the
underlying rock & also lubricates the fault thereby triggering
an earthquake or increasing its intensity. Thus waste water should
be pumped down to reduce the extent of destruction caused by
earthquakes.
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