Reservoir-induced sesimicity are earthquakes that are triggered by the filling of a reservoir or by water-level changes therein. It is thought mainly to represent the release of tectonic strain, with the reservoir being only a disturbing influence. It is sometimes also referred to as a reservoir-triggered earthquake.

Adapted from The Geology of Earthquakes by Robert S. Yeats, Kerry Sieh and Clarence R. Allen. Oxford University Press 1997^[1]