2018/08/21 by D. W. Simpson, J. C. Stachnik, Sobit Kh. Negmatoullaev · 1 voice · 1 citation
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paper · doi:10.1785/0120180026
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Research Article| August 21, 2018 Rate of Change in Lake Level and Its Impact on Reservoir Triggered Seismicity David W. Simpson; David W. Simpson aIRIS Consortium, Suite 400, 1200 New Avenue, Washington, D.C., 20005, [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Josh C. Stachnik; Josh C. Stachnik bLehigh University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Sobit Kh. Negmatoullaev Sobit Kh. Negmatoullaev cGeophysical Service of the Academy of Sciences of Republic of Tajikistan, 59 Shevchenko Street, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, ns[email protected] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information David W. Simpson aIRIS Consortium, Suite 400, 1200 New Avenue, Washington, D.C., 20005, [email protected] Josh C. Stachnik bLehigh University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, [email protected] Sobit Kh. Negmatoullaev cGeophysical Service of the Academy of Sciences of Republic of Tajikistan, 59 Shevchenko Street, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, ns[email protected] Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 21 Aug 2018 Online Issn: 1943-3573 Print Issn: 0037-1106 © Seismological Society of America Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2018) 108 (5B): 2943–2954. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120180026 Article history First Online: 21 Aug 2018 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation David W. Simpson, Josh C. Stachnik, Sobit Kh. Negmatoullaev; Rate of Change in Lake Level and Its Impact on Reservoir Triggered Seismicity. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 2018;; 108 (5B): 2943–2954. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120180026 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 SocietyBulletin of the Seismological Society of America Search Advanced Search Abstract Three reservoirs that are located in Koyna, India; Nurek, Tajikistan; and Aswan, Egypt are well‐documented cases of triggered earthquakes, each one having a recorded time series of seismicity and water levels that extend for more than 30 yrs. The geological setting, regional tectonics, modes of reservoir utilization, and the characteristics of reservoir seismicity interaction are distinctly different in each of these three cases. Similarities and differences between these three cases point to regional and local geological and hydrological structures, as well as the rate of changes in reservoir water level, as important factors controlling the presence and timing of triggered seismicity. In a manner that is similar to the influence of rate of fluid injection on injection‐related seismicity, the rate of change in reservoir water level has a significant influence on whether or not reservoir triggered seismicity occurs. The significant annual increase in water level, as well as the accompanying high rates of rise in the water level, may be important in sustaining the exceptionally long sequences of earthquakes at Nurek and especially at Koyna. In addition to the rate of filling being a determining factor in whether or not earthquakes are triggered, changes in the rate of filling may influence the time of occurrence of individual earthquakes. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.