The Human-Induced Earthquake Database (''HiQuake'') is an online database that documents all reported cases of
induced seismicity
Induced seismicity is typically minor earthquakes and tremors that are caused by human activity that alters the stresses and strains on Earth's crust. Most induced seismicity is of a low magnitude. A few sites regularly have larger quakes, such a ...
proposed on scientific grounds. It is the most complete compilation of its kind and is freely available to download via the associated website. The database is periodically updated to correct errors, revise existing entries, and add new entries reported in new
scientific papers
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and reports. Suggestions for revisions and new entries can be made via the associated website.
History
In 2016, Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij funded a team of researchers from
Durham University
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and
Newcastle University
Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public university, public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is ...
to conduct a full review of induced seismicity. This review formed part of a scientific workshop aimed at estimating the maximum possible
magnitude
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Mathematics
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*Magnitude (mathematics), the relative size of an object
*Norm (mathematics), a term for the size or length of a vector
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earthquake
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from ...
that might be induced by conventional
gas
Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and plasma).
A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms (e.g. a noble gas like neon), elemental molecules made from one type of atom (e.g. oxygen), or ...
production in the
Groningen gas field
The Groningen gas field is a natural gas field in Groningen province in the northeastern part of the Netherlands. With an estimated 2,740 billion cubic metres of recoverable natural gas it is the largest natural gas field in Europe and one of t ...
.
The resulting database from the review was publicly released online on the 26 January 2017. The database was accompanied by the publication of two scientific papers, the more detailed of which is freely available online.
References
External links
The Human-Induced Earthquake Database
Physics websites
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