Solid Earth
Solid Earth
SE
Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-179-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-179-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
Research article
 | 
30 Jan 2026
Research article |  | 30 Jan 2026

Spatial influence of fault-related stress perturbations in northern Switzerland

Lalit Sai Aditya Reddy Velagala, Oliver Heidbach, Moritz Ziegler, Karsten Reiter, Mojtaba Rajabi, Andreas Henk, Silvio B. Giger, and Tobias Hergert

Viewed

Total article views: 3,210 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
2,243 837 130 3,210 98 121
  • HTML: 2,243
  • PDF: 837
  • XML: 130
  • Total: 3,210
  • BibTeX: 98
  • EndNote: 121
Views and downloads (calculated since 25 Sep 2025)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 25 Sep 2025)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 3,210 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 3,180 with geography defined and 30 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 

Cited

Latest update: 16 Jun 2026
Download
Short summary
We assess the fault impact on the stress field in northern Switzerland using 3D geomechanical models, calibrated with stress data. We see that faults affect the stresses only locally, with negligible impact beyond 1 km, suggesting that faults may not be necessary in reservoir-scale models predicting stresses of undisturbed rock volumes, such as for a geological repository. Omitting them can substantially reduce model set-up time and computational cost without compromising prediction reliability.
Read more
Share