Observations of Induced Seismicity - Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies - page 180

Technology Type
(causing induced
seismicity)

Max
Magnitude

Site/City/State Country Reference

South-central Texas USA 4.3 Oil and gas extraction Davis et al. (1995)

Southern Alabama USA 4.9 Secondary recovery Gomberg and Wolf

(1999)

Sriramsagar India 3.2 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Starogroznenskoe
Oilield

Russia 4.7 Oil and gas extraction Kouznetsov et al.

(1994)

Strachan, Alberta Canada 3.4 Oil and gas extraction Grasso (1992)

Southwest of
Elsenbach

Germany 5.8 Other Giardini (2011)

Tomahawk Field, New
Mexico

USA Unknown 11 Wastewater injection Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

Torre Alfina Italy 3 Geothermal Evans et al. (2012)

Unterhaching Germany 2.4 Geothermal Evans et al. (2012)

Upper Silesian Poland 4.45 Other Giardini (2011)

Vajont Italy 3 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Valhall and Ekofisk
Oilfields

Norway Unknown 12 Secondary recovery Zoback and Zinke

(2002)

Varragamba Australia 5.4 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

Vogtland Germany Wastewater injection Baisch et al. (2002)

Vouglans France 4.4 Surface water

reservoir

Guha (2000)

War Wink Field,
Texas

USA 2.9 Oil and gas extraction Doser et al. (1992)

Ward-Estes Field,
Texas

USA 3.5 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

Ward-South Field,
Texas

USA 3 Secondary recovery Nicholson and Wesson

(1992)

West Texas USA 3.1 Oil and gas extraction Keller et al. (1987)

Whittier Narrows,
California

USA 5.9 Oil and gas extraction McGarr (1991)