Understanding post-injection seismicity: Causes and mechanisms of trailing earthquakes in Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Auregan Boyet, Silvia De Simone, Frédéric Cappa and Víctor Vilarrasa

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2025, vol. 223, issue C

Abstract: Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) employ fluid injection for both reservoir stimulation and circulation, a practice that may sometimes induce earthquakes. Paradoxically, numerous EGS projects have observed the occurrence of the largest-magnitude earthquake (LME, 1.6Keywords: Induced seismicity; Enhanced geothermal systems; Stimulation; Fault reactivation; Permeability enhancement; Triggering mechanisms; Renewable geothermal energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2025.116055

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