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…of 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.
Highlights
Unlike other planets of the solar system, earth is a highly dynamic
Most of the earthquakes have been found to occur along these fault lines associated with plate boundaries, yet there are certain observations like mid-plate seismicity and hotspots, peaceful fault-lines and deep hypocenter not adequately explained by this theory
After a detailed investigation of the earthquake events, seismic prone zones, geothermal sites and heat flow data of the Indian subcontinent, we propose a hypothesis for the root cause of earthquake which can successfully explain all of the above unexplained facts and as well as the overall earthquake dynamics
Summary
Unlike other planets of the solar system, earth is a highly dynamic. Some activity is relentlessly going on in the interior of it. After a detailed investigation of the earthquake events, seismic prone zones, geothermal sites and heat flow data of the Indian subcontinent, we propose a hypothesis for the root cause of earthquake which can successfully explain all of the above unexplained facts and as well as the overall earthquake dynamics. According to this at the root it is the non-utilized buoyant pressure of the geothermal power which sponsors the geo-dynamism, plate movements, and thereby earthquakes along the fault-lines and as well as on the thermally porous and brittle zone of the earth.
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