Observations of Induced Seismicity - Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies - page 177

Technology Type
(causing induced
seismicity)

Max
Magnitude

Site/City/State Country Reference

Kerr USA 4.9 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Kettleman North,
California

USA 6.1 Oil and gas extraction McGarr (1991)

Keystone I Field, Texas USA 3.5 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1990)

Keystone II Field,
Texas

USA 3.5 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1990)

Kinnersani India 5.3 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Koyna India 6.5 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Krafla Iceland 2 Geothermal Evans et al. (2012)

Kremasta Greece 6.3 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

German Continental
Deep Drilling Program

Germany 1.2 Geothermal Evans et al. (2012)

Kurobe Japan 4.9 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Kuwait Kuwait 4.7 Oil and gas extraction Bou-Rabee (1994)

Lacq France 4.2 Oil and gas extraction Grasso and Wittlinger

(1990)

Lake Charles,
Louisiana 8

USA 3.8 Oil and gas extraction Nicholson and Wesson

(1990)

Lambert Field, Texas USA 3.4 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

Landau Germany 2.7 Geothermal Evans et al. (2012)

Larderello-Travale Italy 3 Geothermal Evans et al. (2012)

Latera Italy 2.9 Geothermal Evans et al. (2012)

LGDD Russia 4.2 Other Giardini (2011)

Love County,
Oklahoma 9

USA 2.8 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1990)