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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1087-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1087-2022
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29 Jun 2022
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The analysis of slip tendency of major tectonic faults in Germany
Institute of Applied Geosciences, TU Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt,
Germany
Steffen Ahlers
Institute of Applied Geosciences, KIT, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Birgit Müller
Institute of Applied Geosciences, TU Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt,
Germany
Karsten Reiter
Institute of Applied Geosciences, KIT, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Oliver Heidbach
Helmholtz Zentrum Potsdam, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Applied Geosciences, TU Berlin, 10587 Berlin, Germany
Andreas Henk
Institute of Applied Geosciences, KIT, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Tobias Hergert
Institute of Applied Geosciences, KIT, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Frank Schilling
Institute of Applied Geosciences, TU Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt,
Germany
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- Fracture development and permeability evolution of overburden rocks containing faults L. Gao et al. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0253716
- From faults to fractures – a German glossary based on English terms. A. Broge et al. https://doi.org/10.1127/zdgg/2025/0489
- Fault imaging using earthquake sequences: a revised seismotectonic model for the Albstadt Shear Zone, Southwest Germany S. Mader et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-024-10241-4
- In-situ stress measurements over the Eastern Himalayan syntaxis and implications for seismicity X. Qin et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2025.230955
- Stress state at faults: the influence of rock stiffness contrast, stress orientation, and ratio M. Ziegler et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-15-1047-2024
- High-spatial-resolution slip tendency modeling based on 3D seismic data to assess induced earthquake potential and identify suitable CO2 storage sites D. Bakhtiyar & T. Tsuji https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2025.104355
- About the trustworthiness of physics-based machine learning – considerations for geomechanical applications D. Degen et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-477-2025
- First-order global stress patterns inferred from upper mantle flow models J. Hayek et al. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2024.0969
- Slip-tendency analysis of a potential CO2 storage site in the central German North Sea H. Aji et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2026.104657
- Impact of faults on the remote stress state K. Reiter et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-15-305-2024
- Understanding the impact of injection duration on the induced seismic hazard M. Moein et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2025.103509
- How variations in intraplate stresses affect slip and dilation tendencies of faults: The onshore United Kingdom example T. Blenkinsop https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2025.105571
- Multi-archive record of late Quaternary paleoseismicity along the surface projection of the 2017 Pohang earthquake seismogenic fault, SE Korea S. Lee et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12303-024-0030-4
- A New Look at the Stress State Across the Bohai Strait, China Z. Liang et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15126708
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Short summary
Reactivation of tectonic faults can lead to earthquakes and jeopardize underground operations. The reactivation potential is linked to fault properties and the tectonic stress field. We create 3D geometries for major faults in Germany and use stress data from a 3D geomechanical–numerical model to calculate their reactivation potential and compare it to seismic events. The reactivation potential in general is highest for NNE–SSW- and NW–SE-striking faults and strongly depends on the fault dip.
Reactivation of tectonic faults can lead to earthquakes and jeopardize underground operations....
