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- Title
- Seismicity Report on Black Rock Desert Project - Northwest Nevada.
- File
- PB262674.pdf
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., August 1974, 34 p.
- Abstract
- For the purpose of evaluating the geothermal potential of the area near Gerlach, Nevada, five high-gain (3-6M), high-frequency (1-30hz) seismic arrays with a detection threshold below magnitude -1.0 were operated for a total of 30 days in May and June of 1974. The area is seismically active. Over 400 local seismic events were detected, including an earthquake swarm of over 300 events. The swarm area, near Hualapai Flats, is interpreted as having the largest potential of the area surveyed for producing commercial earth steam. This report outlines the instrumentation and operational methods employed in the field work. Observations and results also are given and an interpretation of the findings is presented. Conclusions and recommendations are listed.
- Keywords
- Geophysical surveys; Seismometers; Nevada; Geothermal prospecting; Gerlach (Nevada); Seismic detection; Epicenters; Seismic arrays; Seismic prospecting; Northwest Region (Nevada); Instrumentation; Seismological stations; Seismic surveys; Earthquakes