Biases in estimating b-values from small earthquake catalogues: how high are high b-values?

GM Geffers, IG Main, M Naylor - Geophysical Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
SUMMARY The Gutenberg–Richter (GR) b-value describes the relative proportion of small
to large earthquakes in a scale-free population and is a critical parameter for probabilistic …

A Fusion of Geothermal and InSAR Data with Machine Learning for Enhanced Deformation Forecasting at the Geysers

J Yazbeck, JB Rundle - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Earthquakes are a common occurrence at The Geysers geothermal field in
California which, over the years, have led to general land sinking in the area. In our study …

Accuracy and precision of frequency–size distribution scaling parameters as a function of dynamic range of observations: example of the Gutenberg–Richter law b …

GM Geffers, IG Main, M Naylor - Geophysical Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Many natural hazards exhibit inverse power-law scaling of frequency and event size, or an
exponential scaling of event magnitude (m) on a logarithmic scale, for example the …

IS-EPOS: a platform for anthropogenic seismicity research

K Leptokaropoulos, S Cielesta, M Staszek… - Acta Geophysica, 2019 - Springer
Research in the field of anthropogenic seismicity (AS) requires not only seismicity data but
also data regarding the progress of the technological/production activities which is the origin …

Spatial and temporal multiplet analysis for identification of dominant fluid migration path at The Geysers geothermal field, California

M Staszek, Ł Rudziński, G Kwiatek - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Multiplet analysis is based on the identification of seismic events with very similar waveforms
which are used then to enhance seismological analysis eg by precise relocation of sources …

Modelling fluid-induced seismicity rates associated with fluid injections: examples related to fracture stimulations in geothermal areas

A Garcia-Aristizabal - Geophysical Journal International, 2018 - academic.oup.com
In this paper, we present a model for describing relationships between fluid-induced
seismicity and operational parameters of fluid injections. Considering seismic sequences …

Tracking the development of seismic fracture network from The Geysers geothermal field

B Orlecka-Sikora, S Cielesta, S Lasocki - Acta Geophysica, 2019 - Springer
Underground fluid injections result in rock mass fracturing. The associated environmental
hazards in a significant part stem from a possibility for linking these fractures. The resultant …

Spatial pattern of the seismicity induced by geothermal operations at the Geysers (California) inferred by unsupervised machine learning

M Palo, E Ogliari, M Sakwa - IEEE Transactions on Geoscience …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We analyzed the earthquake density of the Geysers geothermal field (California) as a
function of time and space over a decade. We grouped parts of the volume of the geothermal …

Time domain source parameter estimation of natural and man-induced microearthquakes at the geysers geothermal field

V Longobardi, S Nazeri, S Colombelli, R Rea… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water injection in geothermal areas is the preferential strategy to sustain the natural
production of geothermal resources. In this context, monitoring microearthquakes is a …

Evidence for subcritical rupture of injection-induced earthquakes

B Orlecka-Sikora, S Cielesta - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Seismicity induced by geo-engineering operations may be hazardous for people,
infrastructure and the environment. The crucial information for assessing induced seismic …