Observations of Induced Seismicity - Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies - page 173

Observations of
Induced Seismicity

Technology Type
(causing induced
seismicity)

Max
Magnitude Site/City/State Country Reference

Akmaar Netherlands 3.5 Oil and gas extraction Giardini (2011)

Akosombo Ghana 5.3 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Apollo Hendrick Field,
Texas

USA 2 Secondary recovery Doser et al. (1992)

Ashtabula, Ohio USA 3.6 Wastewater injection Armbruster et al.

(1987)

Assen Netherlands 2.8 Oil and gas extraction Grasso (1992)

Aswan Egypt 5.6 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Attica, New York USA 5.2 Other Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

Bad Urach Germany 1.8 Geothermal Evans et al. (2012)

Bajina Basta Yugoslavia 4.8 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Barsa-Gelmes-Wishka
Oilfield

Turkmenistan 6 Secondary recovery Kouznetsov et al.

(1994)

Basel Switzerland 3.4 Geothermal Giardini (2011)

Belchalow Poland 4.6 Other Giardini (2011)

Benmore New

Zealand

5 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Bergermeer Field Netherlands 3.5 Oil and gas extraction van Eck et al. (2006)

Berlin El Salvador 4.4 Geothermal Bommer et al. (2006)

Bhatsa India 4.8 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Blackpool UK 2.3 Hydraulic fracturing de Pater and Baisch

(2011)