Based on the differences of seismic activity,focal mechanism,geological structure,and hydrologic condition between reservoir induced seismicity(RIS)to natural earthquake,the basic features of reservoir induced earthquake from natural earthquake are studied statistically by the RIS database of 150 cases of reservoir induced earthquakes world-wide,and the results are shown as follows: ① Using statistical principle,we find that RIS occur in the areas near the reservoir banks in the impounding period,most of reservoir induced earthquake are distributed within a distance of 10km to the bank,with depth less than 10km,and a few events extend outwards as far as over 10km along fault zones,karst caves,and(thermal)springs; ②The frequency and magnitude of reservoir induced seismicity change with the reservoir water level. Most maximum magnitude earthquakes take place in the period before the first highest water level is reached,or in the following 2-3 impounding stages after the first highest water level,after then,a few would take place; ③The sequence of RIS is complete,usually as "foreshock-main shock-aftershock" or "foreshock-swarm-aftershock",most of them are microseisms of M_L1-3, so the b value is larger than natural earthquakes; ④ RIS differ from natural shocks in higher epicenter intensity,higher frequency of ground motion and higher peak ground acceleration,but faster attenuation with distance; ⑤The stress drop of RIS is smaller than that of natural earthquake of the same size,and the source size is larger; ⑥ The RIS occur in areas under lithological and geologic conditions of good permeability. Tensional fracture,tensional fault zone,unconsolidated fault plane,karst,and(thermal)springs are all good water penetration channels.

In this paper,a statistical analysis is made using the gray clustering method on the earthquake inducing factors,such as dam height,storage capacity,regional stress state,fault activity,lithology medium conditions and seismic activity background,based on a database of reservoir-induced earthquakes,which includes 150 reservoir-induced earthquake cases and 532 large reservoirs data. Corresponding earthquake occurrence ratios are obtained and used as predictors for reservoir-induced earthquakes. According to the six quake-inducing factors,assessment is made on the maximum magnitude of reservoir-induced earthquake for the Three Gorges Reservoir dam area,the bayou of Xiangxi stream and the cross-river section of the Xiannushan Fault zone,the west Xietan,Badong,and on both banks of Shenlong stream. The results show that the upper-limit of magnitude at dam area is less than magnitude 3,that at the bayou of Xiangxi stream and the cross-river section of Xiannushan Fault zone is between magnitude 4～5,that at west of Xietan is less than magnitude 3,and that at the northern bank of badong and on both banks of the Shenlong stream is between magnitude 3～4.The results have been validated by the actual reservoir-induced seismicity after the impoundment of the Three Gorges Reservoir, with the M_L 2 earthquake at Xiaoxikou 4 km far away from the dam of the Three Gorges Reservoir on February 6, 2009, the M_S 4.1 earthquake at the bayou of Xiangxi stream and the cross-river section of the Xiannushan Fault zone on November 22,2008, the M_S 2.6 earthquake at the west Xietan on August 22, 2009, and the M_L 3.5 earthquake at the bank of Shenlong stream on December 14,2009.

Using the observations of the Zipingpu reservoir seismic network(including seven short-period seismic stations,with an average station distance of 10km)of the period from July 2004 to 2009,and the data from January-December 2009 recorded by the intensive seismic observation network(six short-period seismic stations with the station spacing of 3km),930 foreshocks near Zipingpu reservoir,the main shock,and 5789aftershocks,as well as the initial rupture of the M_S 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake were relocated with double difference location algorithm.Combined with the geological field investigations,the analysis of seismic activity in Zipingpu reservoir area,the distribution of coseismic surface rupture,the depth of initial rupture location of Wenchuan M_S 8.0 earthquake,and the aftershock distribution,we find that the occurrence of M_S 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake has close relation with Zipingpu reservoir: 1) The seismic swarms at the Shuimo,and Dujiangyan and Shenxigou area are 10 kilometers away from the reservoir,the seismic strain release caused by Zipingpu reservoir increased by 200%,and the release was closely related to water level changes and accelerated before the Wenchuan earthquake; 2) There are two northeast directed coseismic surface rupture zones with 1m displacement along Zhongtanpu Fault; 3) the aftershocks of Wenchuan earthquakes are mainly distributed on northwestern wall of the Zhongtanpu Fault; 4) The relocation revealed that the Wenchuan earthquake occurred at 27minutes,59.5 seconds,the depth is between 6～9km; and 5) by comparison,the focal depths of the fore-shocks occurring on 2008-04-05 are about 7.8km,and the initial time of waveforms of this swarm is same as that of the M_S 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake.

815 aftershocks of Wenchuan earthquake recorded by 12 seismic stations in 2009 were relocated using the double difference algorithm to analyze the seismic activity of the Zipingpu reservoir.Relocation results show that the epicenters of aftershocks concentrate relatively in three regions.Focal depth distribution characters of different concentration regions take on obvious difference.This means earthquakes in different concentration regions may have different causes.Compared with relocations of earthquakes taking place before the Wenchuan earthquake done by other researchers,locations of the seismic concentration regions in the reservoir area changed noticeably after the Wenchuan earthquake.These variations are related with the stress adjustment of local part in the reservoir area and may also be related with the diffusion depth and range of increased pore pressure caused by rock failure in the course of Wenchuan earthquake.

136 earthquakes,taking place in the west of Xietan area,recorded by portable stations deployed in the Three Georges reservoir area were relocated using the double difference algorithm.The relocations show that the root-mean-square shifts of the relocations in the directions of E-W,N-S and U-D are 0.38km,0.33km and 0.98km,respectively.The earthquakes in clasolite area with the focal depths about 4～5km take on linear distributions from shallow to deep part.These earthquakes were deduced as reservoir induced earthquake of fault fracture type.In the contrast,the earthquakes in limestone pavement with the focal depths about 2～3km take on slightly divergent distribution and have the characters of reservoir induced earthquake of the karts collapse type.

In accordance with the requirements of "Eleventh Five-Year" national scientific and technological support projects,an intensive seismic observation network consisting of 26 seismic stations was established at the Three Gorges Reservoir area in the section of Hubei Province in March 2009(21 short-period seismographs,5 broadband digital seismographs).From March to December,2009,2995 M_L-0.8～2.9 earthquakes were observed during the trial impounding of the Three Gorges Reservoir(water level rose from 145m to 172.8m).Using the double difference earthquake location algorithm,2837 earthquakes were relocated precisely.The results show: The pattern of small local earthquake swarms in Three Gorges Reservoir area took on a linear distribution or mass-like cluster distribution,the mass-like clusters of events were generally within the distance of 5km from waterfront,and the linear distribution of the earthquakes could be extended to a distance of 16 kilometers away from waterfront.In Hubei section of Three Gorges Reservoir,earthquakes were mainly concentrated in the northern end of Xiannüfeng and Jiuwanxi Fault in the vicinity of the Xiangxihe river,and along the banks of the Yangtze river at the east of Xietan village and at Shenlongxi area on the northern bank in Badong region;the focal depths were less than 10km,and 4km in average.Earthquake frequency of the reservoir region had a positive correlation with reservoir water level fluctuation,indicating that the seismicity belonged to the reservoir induced earthquakes.Along the Shenlong river in the reservoir area,earthquakes showed three linear distributions in the northern Badong County,which was related to karst distribution.There are underground rivers along carbonate strata.When reservoir was impounded,water permeated into the underground rivers,thus inducing earthquakes.Earthquakes in the areas on the cross-river segment of Xiannüfeng Fault,the Jiuwanxi Fault and at the areas west of Xietan,Shazhen and Xizhen,may be related to the softening of discontinuities,such as the Nukou Fault,the Xiannüfeng Fault or the bedding joints,etc.,which would lead to failure of rock masses,thus,inducing earthquakes.However,convincing conclusions about the triggering mechanism still need further study.In addition,in the areas south of Wenhua and Yanglin of Zigui County and at Rangkou town east of Badong county,there are mining-induced earthquakes at the mines nearby.And on the shores of the reservoir,there are some collapse earthquakes.