Characterizing and responding to seismic risk associated with earthquakes potentially triggered by fluid disposal and hydraulic fracturing

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1110-1118

  Walters, Randi Jean ^a   Zoback, Mark D ^a   Baker, Jack W ^b   Beroza, Gregory C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC HAZARD;

EID: 84936138942     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: 19382057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0220150048     Document Type: Article

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