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The spatial and time dynamics are analyzed for the seasonal components of induced seismicity in the Koyna–Warna region of Western India. The peculiarities of the variations in these components are compared to the changes in the local tectonic regime inferred from the focal mechanism data of the earthquakes. Based on this, the hypotheses about the probable nature of the dynamics in the seasonal components of seismicity are suggested. It is noted that the variations in the seasonal seismic activity after the impoundment of the Koyna reservoir in the north are caused by the spatial migration of the induced seismicity and activation of the normal faults in the south. It is hypothesized that the process of fracture migration from the north to the south at this stage advanced the diffusion of the fluid from the Koyna reservoir, and as the water front reached the southern zone of normal faulting, this caused reactivation of the seasonal seismicity. An explanation is suggested for the stronger response of the seasonal activity in the region of Warna reservoir compared to the Koyna area: in contrast to Koyna, filling the Warna reservoir was geographically close to the area of activated seismicity. It is shown that the localization and sizes of the areas of the instantaneous and delayed components in the seasonal activity of the induced seismicity are determined by the localization and sizes of the areas of high stresses created by the increase in the pore pressure in highly permeable fault zones.
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Original Russian Text © V.B. Smirnov, V.O. Mikhailov, A.V. Ponomarev, K. Arora, R.K. Chadha, D. Srinagesh, M.G. Potanina, 2018, published in Fizika Zemli, 2018, No. 4.
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Smirnov, V.B., Mikhailov, V.O., Ponomarev, A.V. et al. On the Dynamics of the Seasonal Components of Induced Seismicity in the Koyna–Warna Region, Western India. Izv., Phys. Solid Earth 54, 632–640 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1069351318040109
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