High fluid pressure and triggered earthquakes in the enhanced geothermal system in Basel, Switzerland

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Terakawa, Toshiko ^a   Miller, Stephen A ^b   Deichmann, Nicholas ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; FLUID PRESSURE; FOCAL MECHANISM; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; MICROEARTHQUAKE; PORE PRESSURE; SEISMICITY; SLIP;

BASEL; BASEL-STADT; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84864592968     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008980     Document Type: Article

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