Fluid-injection-induced earthquakes characterized by hybrid-frequency waveforms manifest the transition from aseismic to seismic slip

Hongyu Yu; Rebecca M. Harrington; Honn Kao; Yajing Liu; Bei Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26961-x

Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Fluid-injection-induced earthquakes characterized by hybrid-frequency waveforms manifest the transition from aseismic to seismic slip

Hongyu Yu,
Rebecca M. Harrington,
Honn Kao,
Yajing Liu,
Bei Wang

Affiliations

Hongyu Yu: Geological Survey of Canada
Rebecca M. Harrington: Institut für Geologie, Mineralogie und Geophysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Honn Kao: Geological Survey of Canada
Yajing Liu: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University
Bei Wang: Geological Survey of Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26961-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Yu et al. report a new type of induced earthquake signal characterized by hybrid-frequency waveforms (EHW). The low-frequency source features of the EHWs suggest they may represent slow ruptures transitioning from aseismic to seismic slip.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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