monitoring of induced seismicity in northeast british columbia, canada

During the past decade, fluid injection for the purpose of hydraulic fracturing (hf) and wastewater disposal (wwd) have caused a sharp increase in seismicity rate in the central and eastern united states and western canada. although most of the wells drilled for hf and wwd do not cause felt earthquakes, shallow depth of these events and proximity to populated areas and infrastructure raises significant concern regarding the seismic hazard from larger induced events andmotivates close monitoring of oil and gas activities. the bc seismic research consortium (bcsrc) was established in 2012 with collaboration among geoscience bc, bc oil and gas commission, natural resources canada, and canadian association of petroleum producers. the aim of bcsrc is to monitor oil and gas activities in the northeast britishcolumbia (ne bc) and the seismicity associated with hf and wwd operations. here, i present an overview of the major works performed by bcsrc in filling the knowledge gaps regarding induced seismicity processes in ne bc.