Observations of Induced Seismicity - Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies - page 176

Technology Type
(causing induced
seismicity)

Max
Magnitude

Site/City/State Country Reference

Groningen Field Netherlands 3 Oil and gas extraction van Eck et al. (2006)

Gross Schonebeck Germany -1.1 Geothermal Evans et al. (2012)

Grozny Caucasus

(Russia)

3.2 Oil and gas extraction Guha (2000)

Gudermes Caucasus

(Russia)

4.5 Oil and gas extraction Smirnova (1968)

Guy and Greenbrier,
Arkansas

USA 4.7 Wastewater injection Horton (2012)

Harz Germany 3.5 Other Giardini (2011)

Hellisheidi Iceland 2.4 Geothermal Evans et al. (2012)

Hijiori Japan 0.3 Geothermal Kaieda et al. (2010)

Hoover USA 5 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Horstberg Germany 0 Geothermal Evans et al. (2012)

Hsinfengchiang China 6.1 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Hunt Field,
Mississippi 7

USA 3.6 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

Idukki India 3.5 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Imogene Field, Texas USA 3.9 Oil and gas extraction Pennington et al. (1986)

Inglewood Oil Field,
California

USA 3.7 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

Ingouri Caucasus

(Russia)

4.4 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Itizhitezhi Zambia 4.2 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Kariba Zambia 6.2 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Kastraki Greece 4.6 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Kermit Field, Texas USA 4 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1990)