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Record W4410516548 · doi:10.1785/0320250013

Generalized Nearest-Neighbor Distance and Hawkes Point Process Modeling Applied to Mining-Induced Seismicity

2025· article· en· W4410516548 on OpenAlex

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Bibliographic record

VenueThe Seismic Record · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEarth and Planetary Sciences
Topicearthquake and tectonic studies
Canadian institutionsWestern University
FundersNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaMitacs
KeywordsInduced seismicityk-nearest neighbors algorithmProcess (computing)Data miningPoint (geometry)Point processComputer scienceGeologyStatistical physicsSeismologyArtificial intelligenceMathematicsPhysicsStatisticsGeometry

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Abstract Modeling seismic activity rates and clustering plays an important role in studies of induced seismicity associated with mining and other resource extraction operations. This is critical for understanding the physical and statistical characteristics of seismicity and assessing the associated hazard. In this work, we introduce the generalization of the nearest-neighbor distance (NND) method by incorporating an arbitrary distribution function for the frequency–magnitude statistics of seismic events. Operating within a rescaled hyperspace that includes spatial, temporal, and magnitude domains, the NND method provides an effective framework for examining seismic clustering. By integrating a mixture of the two tapered Pareto distributions, the generalized NND approach accommodates deviations from standard frequency–magnitude scaling when studying the clustering properties of seismicity. In addition, the application of the temporal Hawkes process to model the mining seismicity rate reveals that the seismicity is primarily driven by external factors and lacks pronounced interevent triggering. A case study from a potash mine in Saskatchewan is presented to illustrate the application of the generalized NND method and the Hawkes process to estimate the clustering properties and occurrence rates of induced microseismicity. The implications of observed temporal variations and clustering behavior are discussed, providing insights into the nature of induced seismicity within mining environments.

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Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.

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metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
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Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Simulation or modeling · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.762
Threshold uncertainty score0.644

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Opus teacher head0.020
GPT teacher head0.244
Teacher spread0.223 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
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