[FPU2019] Sismicidad inducida

Induced seismicity has become a critical issue in subsurface energy related projects. The increasing interest in the subsurface as a source of carbon free energy resources, such as geothermal energy, underground energy storage and geologic carbon storage, and for other energetic purposes, like seasonal natural gas storage, has led to an increasing number of induced earthquakes. Some of these earthquakes have motivated the cancellation of projects, as happened with the Castor natural storage project, in Spain, the Deep Heat Mining Project in Basel, Switzerland, and the Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) project at Pohang, South Korea. The cancellation of such projects implies millionaire losses that have a negative impact on society. Furthermore, induced earthquakes generate nuisance and fear among the local population, giving rise to a negative public perception of subsurface energy related projects.