Probability of inducing given-magnitude earthquakes by perturbing finite volumes of rocks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3557-3575

  Shapiro, Serge A ^a   Krüger, Oliver S ^a   Dinske, Carsten ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

earthquake triggering; fault rupture; frequency magnitude distribution; hydraulic fracturing; induced seismicity; reservoir stimulation

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; FAULT; FLUID INJECTION; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR-INDUCED SEISMICITY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 84882782405     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrb.50264     Document Type: Article

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