Source Mechanism Study of Local Earthquakes in Kuwait

ABSTRACT Historically, Kuwait has relatively low seismicity; however, in recent years the Kuwait National Seismic Network (KNSN) has detected a significant number of local earthquakes. In 2015, two earthquakes— M w  4.5 on 21 March 2015 and M w  4.1 on 18 August 2015—were recorded by the KNSN and were widely felt across Kuwait. Most earthquakes happen in two areas close to the northern and southern oil/gas fields. The earthquakes are generally small ( M w