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Table 3 Characteristics of the earthquakes for which focal mechanism was determined

From: Seismicity induced during the development of the Rittershoffen geothermal field, France

Period

Origin time

Easting (m)

Northing (m)

Depth (m TVD MSL)

Mlv

NPOL

Dip (°)

Strike (°)

Rake (°)

Thermal stimulation

2013-04-25 01:59:33

2,447,782

1,010,272

1960

0.31

5

–

–

–

Thermal stimulation

2013-04-25 03:38:00

2,447,649

1,010,380

1901

0.23

6

–

–

–

Hydraulic stimulation

2013-06-27 23:25:59

2,447,636

1,010,372

1993

0.69

14

80

199

− 3

Hydraulic stimulation

2013-06-28 01:45:44

2,447,624

1,010,312

1860

0.54

12

80

202

3

July burst

2013-07-02 04:53:52

2,448,243

1,010,448

2023

1.21

14

87

29

− 10

July burst

2013-07-02 05:11:18

2,448,113

1,010,473

1480

1.31

12

81

188

− 5

GRT-2 drilling

2014-05-26 13:33:25

2,448,495

1,010,587

1517

0.01

18

87

200

− 9

GRT-2 drilling

2014-05-26 14:18:29

2,448,456

1,010,532

1656

1.02

31

80

28

39

  1. The column NPOL gives the number of P-wave polarities used to determine the focal mechanism. The focal plane angles follow the standard convention (Aki and Richards 1980)