Microseismicity observed at a non-pressure-stimulated geothermal power plant

Geothermics

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 36-49

  Megies, Tobias ^a   Wassermann, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geothermal; Induced seismicity; Triggered seismicity

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; EARTHQUAKES; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; HAZARDS; INDUCED SEISMICITY; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

DOUBLE DIFFERENCES; GEOTHERMAL; HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS; LOW INJECTION PRESSURE; MUNICH , GERMANY; SEISMIC MONITORING; SEISMIC NETWORKS; TRIGGERED SEISMICITY;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT ZONE; FOCAL MECHANISM; GEOTHERMAL POWER; INDUCED SEISMICITY; POWER PLANT; SEISMIC HAZARD;

ALPS; BAVARIA; GERMANY; MUNICH; PREALPS;

EID: 84906094362     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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