Abstract:Based on 3 natural events of late in the area of Longtan reservoir which is to await construction, this paper obtains the principal compression of mean N50°W in direction and the Q-values of about 23 and 360, respectively. It is proved that there is linear dependence of seismic moment M0 on magnitude ML, and linear independence of mean source dimension a or stress drop △σ on ML. It is estimated that after impounding, the reservoir is able to induce stronger earthquakes.