About Induced Seismicity
Induced seismicity associated with energy production and waste disposal will become an increasingly important issue, (geothermal, CO2 sequestration, and oil and gas, etc.) as energy production in a climate constrained earth progresses. Although induced seismicity has been noted for many years and associated with a variety of causes, recent attention has been focused on oil and gas, geothermal and potential CO2 sequestration sites. This web site is meant to provide the public with useful information regarding these three areas in order to inform the public and provide a resource on the latest information. Initial emphasis will be placed on geothermal, but as this web site is developed oil and gas as well as CO2 sequestration topics will be expanded.
Induced Seismicity Information
- What is Induced Seismicity?
- What causes Induced Seismicity?
- What controls the amount and size of the seismicity?
- How much shaking could one expect from an earthquake?
- What are the impacts of Induced Seismicity?
- References
General Earthquake Information
- What is Richter Magnitude?
- How do I compute the energy released by an earthquake?
- Earthquake Seismometer Equations and Formulas Calculator
- USGS