South Korean court acquits geothermal project officials in 2017 Pohang earthquake case

A South Korean court has acquitted officials involved in the Pohang geothermal power project, ruling insufficient evidence to link the facility's operations directly to the 2017 earthquake. The verdict concludes a long-standing legal battle regarding whether fluid injection at the site triggered the 5.4 magnitude seismic event. The decision highlights the difficulty of establishing legal causation in complex induced-seismicity cases.