Natural and Induced Earthquake Forecasting by Professor Jean-Philippe Avouac
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Building 9, Level 2, Lecture Hall 1
Abundant and well-documented examples of earthquakes induced by various types of human activities have provided an exceptional opportunity to investigate earthquake physics and test earthquake forecasting models. The need for more and cleaner energy and for sequestration of large quantities of CO2 in geological formations to mitigate climate change is indeed driving various activities involving extracting or injecting fluids from the subsurface. These activities induce deformation and can eventually activate faults and produce earthquakes. We will review recent progress in understanding these processes and developing forecasting models.