Observations of Induced Seismicity - Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies - page 175

Technology Type
(causing induced
seismicity)

Max
Magnitude

Site/City/State Country Reference

Desert Peak, Nevada USA 0.74 Geothermal Chabora et al. (2012)

Dhamni India 3.8 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Dollarhide, Texas USA 3.5 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

Dora Roberts, Texas USA 3 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

East Durant,
Oklahoma

USA 3.5 Oil and gas extraction Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

East Texas, Texas USA 4.3 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

Ekofisk Norway 3.4 Oil and gas extraction Grasso (1992)

El Dorado, Arkansas USA 3 Wastewater injection Cox (1991)

El Reno, Oklahoma 4 USA 5.2 Oil and gas extraction Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

Eola field, Oklahoma USA 2.8 Hydraulic fracturing Holland (2011)

Eucumbene Australia 5 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Fashing, Texas USA 3.4 Oil and gas extraction Pennington et al. (1986)

Fenton Hill, New
Mexico

USA 1 Geothermal Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

Fjallbacka Sweden -0.2 Geothermal Evans et al. (2012)

Fort St. John, British
Columbia

Canada 4.3 Secondary recovery Horner et al. (1994)

Foziling China 4.5 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Gazli Uzbekistan 7.3 Oil and gas extraction Adushkin et al. (2000)

Geysers, California USA 4.6 Geothermal Majer et al. (2007)

Gobles Field, Ontario Canada 2.8 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1990)

Goose Creek, Texas USA unknown 5 Oil and gas extraction Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

Grandval France unknown 6 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)