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Geoscience Australia expands earthquake monitoring system in NT’s Beetaloo Basin
The national agency responsible for Australia’s seismographic network is expanding its earthquake monitoring capability in the Northern Territory as the Federal Government continues to its plans to expedite fracking in the Beetaloo Basin.
Key points:
- A fracking inquiry in 2018 acknowledged “considerable evidence” that fracking could cause earthquakes
- The inquiry found the likelihood of such an event would be very low and unlikely to result in significant damage
- Scientists will aim to install real-time seismic monitoring before fracking potentially expands in the region
The Beetaloo Basin, about 500 kilometres south-east of Darwin, is one of five Australian gas fields the Government plans to open up under its post-pandemic “gas-led recovery”,…
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