The physical mechanisms of induced earthquakes

MJA Moein, C Langenbruch, R Schultz… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Anthropogenic operations involving underground fluid extraction or injection can cause
unexpectedly large and even damaging earthquakes, despite operational and regulatory …

Some evidence and new insights for feedback loops of human-nature interactions from a holistic Earth perspective

L Dong, Z Huang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
The escalating global population and subsequent societal demands have contributed to a
notable upsurge in production activities, resulting in unprecedented anthropogenic …

Managing induced seismicity risks from enhanced geothermal systems: A good practice guideline

W Zhou, F Lanza, I Grigoratos, R Schultz… - Reviews of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Geothermal energy is a green source of power that could play an important role in climate‐
conscious energy portfolios; enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) have the potential to …

Disposal From In Situ Bitumen Recovery Induced the ML 5.6 Peace River Earthquake

R Schultz, JU Woo, K Pepin… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Earthquakes induced by human activities can impede the development of underground
resources. Significant induced events (M5) have caused both economic and human losses …

Reactivation of Precambrian faults by deep wastewater injection in Midland Basin, Texas, and performance evaluation of seismic response areas

JU Woo, WL Ellsworth - Bulletin of the Seismological …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Fluid injection associated with oil field operations can induce earthquakes through
perturbation to the balance between fault strength and tectonic stress. Induced seismicity …

The maximum magnitude of natural and induced earthquakes

JJ Bommer, JP Verdon - Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy …, 2024 - Springer
A key element in the assessment of seismic hazard is estimation of the maximum possible
earthquake magnitude, Mmax. A great deal of effort has been invested in developing …

Bayesian inference elucidates fault-system anatomy and resurgent earthquakes induced by continuing saltwater disposal

H Vasyura-Bathke, J Dettmer, K Biegel… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
An earthquake sequence in western Canada exhibits resurgent aftershocks, possibly in
response to persistent, post-mainshock saltwater disposal. Here, we reduce uncertainty in …

Induced or Natural? Toward Rapid Expert Assessment, with Application to the  5.2 Peace River Earthquake Sequence

RO Salvage, DW Eaton, CM Furlong… - Seismological …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Based on information available at the time, several questionnaire‐based schemes have
been developed to provide a qualitative assessment of whether a specific earthquake (or …

Artificial Intelligence and Human‐Induced Seismicity: Initial Observations of ChatGPT

MP Wilson, GR Foulger… - Seismological …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Freely available artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as the Chat Generative Pre‐trained
Transformer (ChatGPT), offer an alternative method to online search engines for scientific …

The plausibility of claimed induced seismicity

M Wilkinson, N Mhana, MP Wilson, GR Foulger… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Claims of industrially induced seismicity vary from indisputable to unpersuasive and the
veracity of industrial induction is vital for regulatory and operational practice. Assessment …