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Universal Journal of Geoscience(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 2(5), pp. 141 - 151
DOI: 10.13189/ujg.2014.020501
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Earthquake and Geothermal Energy
Surya Prakash Kapoor 1, Bhag Chand Chauhan 2,*
1 60, Gagan Vihar Extension, Delhi -110051, India
2 Department of Physics & Astronomical Science, School of Physical & Material Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Kangra -176215, India
ABSTRACT
The origin of earthquake has long been recognized as resulting from strike-slip instability of plate tectonics along the fault lines. Several events of earthquake around the globe have happened which cannot be explained by this theory. In this work we investigated the earthquake data along with other observed facts like heat flow profiles etc鈥f the Indian subcontinent and found a high-quality correlation among the various indicators, like the earthquake events, seismic prone zones, heat flow regions and the geothermal sites. As a consequence, we proposed a hypothesis which can adequately explain all the earthquake events around the globe as well as the overall geo-dynamics. It is basically the geothermal power, which makes plate tectonics to stand still, strike and slip over. The plates are merely a working solid while the driving force is the geothermal energy. The non-utilized accumulated geothermal power shakes the earth along the plate boundaries and also triggers the intra-plate seismicity. In the light of the results reported by the California Energy Commission from the ongoing geothermal power project at the Big Geysers in California, we further propounded that by harnessing the surplus geothermal energy the intensity and risk of the impending earthquakes can be substantially reduced.
KEYWORDS
Earthquake, Geothermal Energy, Plate Tectonics
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Surya Prakash Kapoor , Bhag Chand Chauhan , "Earthquake and Geothermal Energy," Universal Journal of Geoscience(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 141 - 151, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/ujg.2014.020501.
(b). APA Format:
Surya Prakash Kapoor , Bhag Chand Chauhan (2014). Earthquake and Geothermal Energy. Universal Journal of Geoscience(CEASE PUBLICATION), 2(5), 141 - 151. DOI: 10.13189/ujg.2014.020501.