Item talk:Q139174

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-10-02T16:16:17.738279'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/justin-rubinstein
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education: []
   email: jrubinstein@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - induced earthquakes
   - induced seismicity
   - earthquakes
   - earthquake probabilities
   - earthquake occurrences
   - earthquake hazard
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - 'Current Position: Research Geophysicist and Project Leader of the USGS Induced
     Seismicity Project'
   name: Justin Rubinstein
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: null
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards
   organization_name: Earthquake Hazards Program
   personal_statement: 'Focus Areas:My current research is focused on the following
     aspects of induced earthquakesObservation and Physical Interpretation of Induced
     EarthquakesComputing Earthquake Hazard for Induced EarthquakesGround Motion
     in Induced EarthquakesMy earlier research covered many topics includingEarthquake
     Recurrence and PredictionEarthquake Location MethodsRepeating EarthquakesTime
     Dependent Earth PropertiesTectonic TremorNonlinear Site ResponseResearch:My
     current work is examining earthquakes that are potentially related to human
     activities, with a specific focus on earthquakes and their relationship to wastewater
     disposal activities associated with oil and gas production.I am currently analyzing
     the recent increase in seismicity seen in southern Kansas. This an area of active
     oil and gas development known as the Mississippi Lime play. The USGS Induced
     Seismicity Project, with the Geological Hazards Science Center, has deployed
     a network of 14 seismometers in the area to monitor seismicity. We are actively
     collaborating with scientists and regulators at the Kansas Geological Survey,
     the Kansas Corporation Commission, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment,
     and the Oklahoma Geological Survey to understand these earthquakes.I am also
     involved in a larger effort to compute the earthquake hazard related to induced
     and potentially induced earthquakes. Computing the hazard from induced earthquakes
     is a new challenge for earthquake scientists because they behave differently
     than natural earthquakes. To compute the hazard from these earthquakes requires
     methods that can handle rapid changes in earthquake rates and seismically active
     regions. We have developed preliminary methods that address these new complexities,
     which estimate the hazard over shorter time periods and use very recent earthquake
     data to predict future earthquake behavior. It is probable that having additional
     industrial information that shows the changing operational parameters and expansion
     and contraction of oil and gas fields would help us more accurately describe
     the hazard from induced seismicity. For more information on computing the hazard
     from induced earthquakes see: Computing Hazard From Induced Earthquakesand a
     preliminary report byPetersen et al.(2014).I have recently investigated the
     large increase seismicity in the Raton Basin (CO and NM) experienced  since
     2001. This earthquake sequence has included an M5.0 and M5.3. My work shows
     that these earthquakes are induced by wastewater disposal related the production
     of coal-bed methane in the area. For more information seeRubinsteinet al(2014)
     and Barnhartet al.(2014).'
   professional_experience: []
   title: Research Geophysicist