Focal Mechanisms of Some Inferred Induced Earthquakes in Alberta, Canada

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Research Article| June 10, 2015 Focal Mechanisms of Some Inferred Induced Earthquakes in Alberta, Canada David W. Eaton; David W. Eaton Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Alireza Babaie Mahani Alireza Babaie Mahani Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information David W. Eaton Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N [e-mail] Alireza Babaie Mahani Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N [e-mail] Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2015 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2015) 86 (4): 1078–1085. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220150066 Article history First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation David W. Eaton, Alireza Babaie Mahani; Focal Mechanisms of Some Inferred Induced Earthquakes in Alberta, Canada. Seismological Research Letters 2015;; 86 (4): 1078–1085. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220150066 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search Although it has long been understood that injection of fluids into the subsurface can activate slip on a fault (e.g., Healy et al., 1968), seismicity induced by fluid injection associated with oil and gas operations has recently come into sharper focus (Ellsworth, 2013; Keranen et al., 2013; Schultz et al., 2014). Since December 2013, anomalous seismicity of magnitude up to ML 4.4 has occurred episodically in parts of Alberta, Canada. In the Crooked Lake (CL) area of west‐central Alberta, induced seismicity appears to be spatially and temporally correlated with hydraulic fracturing,... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.