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    Hofman, L. J. Ruigrok, E. Dost, B. and Paulssen, H. 2017. A Shallow Seismic Velocity Model for the Groningen Area in the Netherlands. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Vol. 122, Issue. 10, p. 8035.
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Development of seismicity and probabilistic hazard assessment for the Groningen gas field

  • Bernard Dost (a1), Elmer Ruigrok (a1) and Jesper Spetzler (a1)
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The increase in number and strength of shallow induced seismicity connected to the Groningen gas field since 2003 and the occurrence of a M L 3.6 event in 2012 started the development of a full probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA) for Groningen, required by the regulator. Densification of the monitoring network resulted in a decrease of the location threshold and magnitude of completeness down to ~ M L=0.5. Combined with a detailed local velocity model, epicentre accuracy could be reduced from 0.5–1km to 0.1–0.3km and a vertical resolution ~0.3km. Time-dependent seismic activity is observed and taken into account into PSHA calculations. Development of the Ground Motion Model for Groningen resulted in a significant reduction of the hazard. Comparison of different implementations of the PSHA, using different source models, based on either a compaction model and production scenarios or on extrapolation of past seismicity, and methods of calculation, shows similar results.

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COPYRIGHT: © Netherlands Journal of Geosciences Foundation 2018
This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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