Table 1 Characteristics of energy levels to total microseismic events.

From: Disaster-causing mechanism and control technology of interlayer rock breakage in gently inclined close distance coal seams mining

Microseismic events

Energy level

Number of events

Average energy per individual event

Proportion of total events

Total energy per level event

Energy proportion

I-level

0-103 J

21,633

212 J

75.15%

4.58 × 106 J

4.02%

II-level

103-104 J

6464

3400 J

22.45%

2.19 × 107 J

19.23%

III-level

104-105 J

626

2.95 × 104 J

2.17%

1.84 × 107 J

16.16%

IV-level

105-106 J

47

4.3 × 105 J

0.16%

2.02 × 107 J

17.74%

V-level

106-107 J

15

3.25 × 106 J

0.0521%

4.88 × 107 J

42.85%