Observations of Induced Seismicity - Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies - page 178

Technology Type
(causing induced
seismicity)

Max
Magnitude

Site/City/State Country Reference

Love County,
Oklahoma

USA 1.9 Oil and gas extraction

(hydraulic fracturing
for conventional oil
and gas development)

Nicholson and Wesson
(1990)

Manicouagan Canada 4.1 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Marathon Greece 5.7 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Matsushiro Japan 2.8 Wastewater injection Ohtake (1974)

Mica, Canada Canada 4.1 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Monahans, Texas USA 3 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

Monte Amiata Italy 3.5 Geothermal Evans et al. (2012)

Montebello, California USA 5.9 Oil and gas extraction Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

Montecillo, South
Carolina

USA 2.8 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Monteynard France 4.9 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Mutnovsky,
Kamchatka

Russia 2 Geothermal Kugaenko et al. (2005)

Northern Panhandle,
Texas

USA 3.4 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1990)

Nurek Tadjikstan 4.6 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Ogachi Japan 2 Geothermal Kaieda et al. (2010)

Petroleum field Oman 2.1 Oil and gas extraction Sze (2005)

Orcutt Field,
California

USA 3.5 Oil and gas extraction Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

Oroville, California USA 5.7 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Paradise Valley,
Colorado

USA 0.8 Wastewater injection Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)