Visibility Graph Analysis of Reservoir-Triggered Seismicity: The Case of Song Tranh 2 Hydropower, Vietnam

Entropy (Basel). 2022 Nov 7;24(11):1620. doi: 10.3390/e24111620.

Abstract

In this study, the visibility graph analysis of seismicity triggered by Song Tranh 2 hydropower (Vietnam) is performed. The relationship between the seismic (the Gutenberg-Richter b-value) and topological (the k-M slope) parameters of seismicity is analysed. Our findings indicate that the relationship between the Gutenberg-Richter b-value and the k-M slope of the investigated seismicity is in agreement with that characterising the tectonic seismicity. The results obtained from analysing the reservoir-triggered seismicity of Song Tranh 2 area could contribute to better characterisation of the relationship between the seismological and topological parameters of seismicity, strengthening the universal character of the relationship between the b-value and the k-M slope.

Keywords: b-value; k–M slope; reservoir-triggered seismicity; visibility graph.