Investigating the baseline seismic activity levels within the Beetaloo Sub-basin
Establishing long-term background seismic data to characterise the current natural seismic activity in the Beetaloo Sub-basin in the Northern Territory
This fact sheet describes the results of a CSIRO research project investigating the baseline
seismic activity levels within the Beetaloo Sub-basin and its nearby surroundings
in the Northern Territory.
Gathering baseline data about earthquake activity in the region is essential so that any increased in seismic activity that result from gas development in the region can be clearly identified.
The project also used physics-based ground motion computations to estimate the ground shaking at any point within the Beetaloo Sub-basin caused by a hypothetical but realistic earthquake scenario in the region.