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A review of case histories of reservoir-induced seismicity (RIS) in China shows that it mainly occurs in granitic and karst terranes. Seismicity in granitic terranes is mainly associated with pore pressure diffusion whereas in karst terranes the chemical effect of water appears to play a major role in triggering RIS. In view of the characteristic features of RIS in China, we can expect moderate earthquakes to be induced by the construction of the Three Gorges Project on the Yangtze River.
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Chen, L., Talwani, P. (1998). Reservoir-induced Seismicity in China. In: Talebi, S. (eds) Seismicity Caused by Mines, Fluid Injections, Reservoirs, and Oil Extraction. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8804-2_8
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