Influence of Fault Architecture on Induced Earthquake Sequence Evolution Revealed by High-Resolution Focal Mechanism Solutions
Abstract
The increasing seismicity and improved seismic observation network in recent years provide an opportunity to explore factors that influence the triggering processes, spatiotemporal evolution, and maximum magnitude of induced sequences. We map the fault architecture and stress state of four induced sequences in Oklahoma to determine their influence on the seismicity. We systematically relocate the earthquakes and compute hundreds of focal mechanisms of small to medium events (1.0 < M < 5.1) using various techniques, including machine learning, for the Guthrie, Woodward, Cushing, and Fairview sequences. The detailed fault geometry and spatiotemporal evolution of seismicity and stress states reveal different dominant driving forces for each sequence. In Cushing and Fairview (largest event ≥M5.0), the main fault structures are near-vertical narrow strike-slip faults, with most of the small earthquake fault planes optimally oriented. The two sequences exhibit discontinuous temporal migration but strong earthquake self-driven rupture growth. In Guthrie and Woodward (largest event
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States); Texas A & M University, College Station, TX (United States)
- Boston University, MA (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); National Science Foundation (NSF); US Geological Society (USGS)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1924407
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-20-28660
Journal ID: ISSN 2169-9313
- Grant/Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001; G18AP00022; 2043064; LANL-19-FE-1122-19-FY20; 2043281
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 127; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 2169-9313
- Publisher:
- American Geophysical Union
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 58 GEOSCIENCES
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Qin, Yan, Chen, Xiaowei, Chen, Ting, and Abercrombie, Rachel E. Influence of Fault Architecture on Induced Earthquake Sequence Evolution Revealed by High-Resolution Focal Mechanism Solutions. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1029/2022jb025040.
Qin, Yan, Chen, Xiaowei, Chen, Ting, & Abercrombie, Rachel E. Influence of Fault Architecture on Induced Earthquake Sequence Evolution Revealed by High-Resolution Focal Mechanism Solutions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022jb025040
Qin, Yan, Chen, Xiaowei, Chen, Ting, and Abercrombie, Rachel E. Fri .
"Influence of Fault Architecture on Induced Earthquake Sequence Evolution Revealed by High-Resolution Focal Mechanism Solutions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022jb025040. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1924407.
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title = {Influence of Fault Architecture on Induced Earthquake Sequence Evolution Revealed by High-Resolution Focal Mechanism Solutions},
author = {Qin, Yan and Chen, Xiaowei and Chen, Ting and Abercrombie, Rachel E.},
abstractNote = {The increasing seismicity and improved seismic observation network in recent years provide an opportunity to explore factors that influence the triggering processes, spatiotemporal evolution, and maximum magnitude of induced sequences. We map the fault architecture and stress state of four induced sequences in Oklahoma to determine their influence on the seismicity. We systematically relocate the earthquakes and compute hundreds of focal mechanisms of small to medium events (1.0 < M < 5.1) using various techniques, including machine learning, for the Guthrie, Woodward, Cushing, and Fairview sequences. The detailed fault geometry and spatiotemporal evolution of seismicity and stress states reveal different dominant driving forces for each sequence. In Cushing and Fairview (largest event ≥M5.0), the main fault structures are near-vertical narrow strike-slip faults, with most of the small earthquake fault planes optimally oriented. The two sequences exhibit discontinuous temporal migration but strong earthquake self-driven rupture growth. In Guthrie and Woodward (largest event},
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