Preface to the focus section on injection-induced seismicity
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Abstract
The ongoing, dramatic increase in seismicity in the central United States that began in 2009 is believed to be the result of injection‐induced seismicity (Ellsworth, 2013). Although the basic mechanism for activation of slip on a fault by subsurface fluid injection is well established (Healy et al., 1968; Raleighet al., 1976; Nicholson and Wesson, 1992; McGarr et al., 2002; Ellsworth, 2013), the occurrence of damaging M≥5 earthquakes and the dramatic increase in seismicity in the central United States has brought heightened attention to this issue. The elevated seismicity is confined to a limited number of areas, and accumulating evidence indicates that the seismicity in these locations is directly linked to nearby industrial operations. This Seismological Research Letters (SRL) focus section presents a selected set of seven technical papers that cover various aspects of this topic, including basic seismological and ground‐motion observations, case studies, numerical simulation of fault activation, and risk mitigation.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Preface to the focus section on injection-induced seismicity |
| Series title | Seismological Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1785/0220150093 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2015 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Seismological Society of America |
| Publisher location | El Cerrito, CA |
| Contributing office(s) | Earthquake Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 1058 |
| Last page | 1059 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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