Earthquakes induced by fluid injection and explosion
Tectonophysics
By: J. H. Healy, R. M. Hamilton, and C.B. Raleigh
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Abstract
Earthquakes generated by fluid injection near Denver, Colorado, are compared with earthquakes triggered by nuclear explosion at the Nevada Test Site. Spatial distributions of the earthquakes in both cases are compatible with the hypothesis that variation of fluid pressure in preexisting fractures controls the time distribution of the seismic events in an “aftershock” sequence. We suggest that the fluid pressure changes may also control the distribution in time and space of natural aftershock sequences and of earthquakes that have been reported near large reservoirs.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Earthquakes induced by fluid injection and explosion |
| Series title | Tectonophysics |
| DOI | 10.1016/0040-1951(70)90017-X |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Year Published | 1970 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 205 |
| Last page | 214 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| City | Denver |