Earthquakes induced by water injection at ∼3 km depth within the Rongchang gas field, Chongqing, China

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Lei, Xinglin ^a,b   Yu, Guozheng ^c   Ma, Shengli ^b   Wen, Xueze ^d   Wang, Qiang ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c Chongqing Earthquake Administration   (China)

^d Sichuan Earthquake Administration   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; COULOMB CRITERION; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLUID INJECTION; FOCAL MECHANISM; GAS FIELD; INDUCED SEISMICITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; CHONGQING; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 57649228510     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005604     Document Type: Article

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