Seismotectonic state of reservoirs inferred from magnitude distributions of fluid-induced seismicity

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-25

  Dinske, Carsten ^a   Shapiro, Serge A ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluid induced seismicity; Geothermal; Hydrocarbon; Magnitude; Pore pressure; Seismic hazard; Seismogenesis

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FLUID INJECTION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; RESERVOIR-INDUCED SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS;

EID: 84871064600     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-012-9292-9     Document Type: Article

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