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Induced Seismicity

Induced Seismicity is a type of seismicity in which earthquakes are generated predominantly by anthropogenic modifications of the subsurface stress or pore-pressure state, resulting in seismic activity that exceeds the natural background level in a given tectonic setting.

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Injection-Induced Earthquakes

William L. Ellsworth · Science · 2013 · 2.4K citations

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Introduction to Special Section: Stress Triggers, Stress Shadows, and Implications for Seismic Hazard

Ruth Harris · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1998 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Seismicity Remotely Triggered by the Magnitude 7.3 Landers, California, Earthquake

David P. Hill, Paul A. Reasenberg, Andrew J. Michael et al. · Science · 1993 · 907 citations

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Sharp increase in central Oklahoma seismicity since 2008 induced by massive wastewater injection

K. M. Keranen, M. Weingarten, G. A. Abers et al. · Science · 2014 · 830 citations

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Induced seismicity associated with Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Ernest L. Majer, Roy Baria, Mitch Stark et al. · Geothermics · 2007 · 814 citations

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    S. A. Shapiro

    Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

    22 publications · 1.7K citations

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  2. FC
    Frédéric Cappa

    Université Côte d'Azur, France

    17 publications · 1.9K citations

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  3. SW
    Stefan Wiemer

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    16 publications · 2K citations

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  4. WL
    William L. Ellsworth

    Stanford University, United States

    15 publications · 4.1K citations

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  5. JP
    James P. Verdon

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    14 publications · 454 citations

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  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    35 h-index

    116 publications

    23.7K citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    32 h-index

    86 publications

    9.6K citations

  3. GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

    Potsdam, Germany

    28 h-index

    126 publications

    12.6K citations

  4. Freie Universität Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    26 h-index

    59 publications

    5.5K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    24 h-index

    77 publications

    7.7K citations

  6. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    23 h-index

    74 publications

    10.2K citations

  7. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    19 h-index

    36 publications

    3.4K citations

  8. China Earthquake Administration

    Beijing, China

    19 h-index

    44 publications

    3.2K citations

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  1. Geophysical Research Letters

    68 publications · 4.3K citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

    75 publications · 5.7K citations

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  3. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

    BSSA · 54 publications · 3.4K citations

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  4. Geophysical Journal International

    GJI · 38 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. Pure and Applied Geophysics

    PAGEOPH · 32 publications · 1.7K citations

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