Source Mechanism Study of Local Earthquakes in Kuwait

• DOI: 10.1785/0220170031
• Publication Date: 2017-10-31T18:20:56Z
• Authors: Chen Gu; Farah Al‐Jeri; Abdullah Al‐Enezi; Oral Büyüköztürk; M. Nafi Toksöz
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

ABSTRACT Historically, Kuwait has relatively low seismicity; however, in recent years the Kuwait National Seismic Network (KNSN) has detected a significant number of local earthquakes. In 2015, two earthquakes— M w 4.5 on 21 March 2015 and M w 4.1 on 18 August 2015—were recorded by the KNSN and were widely felt across Kuwait. Most earthquakes happen in two areas close to the northern and southern oil/gas fields. The earthquakes are generally small ( M w