Volume 13 Article informations Recent seismic activity in the vicinity of Sidi Salem dam, Beja, Tunisia Sinda Gaieb a,* , Hassen Hamdib , Ramzi Azizi c , Atef Bouallegue b , Aderson Farias do Nascimento d Abstract Induced seismicity is a case of seismicity which needs to be studied given the damage caused by it in many places in the world. There are several types of induced seismicity for example seismicity linked to fluid injections, induced seismicity flowing the exploitation of mines, seismicity induced by dams. There are several factors that favor the triggering of induced seismicity. Among these factors, we can cite the seismotectonic context. The Sidi Salem dam is located in the north of Tunisia, this region is an area known for significant seismic activity. The main aim of this work is to demonstrate the important role of seismotectonic studies in the preliminary analyzes of the seismicity induced by the Sidi Salem dam in Tunisia for the period of time (1982 - 2010). The results show that there is a relationship between compression deformation which characterizes the studied region and the seismic activity near the studied lake. Preliminary analyzes carried out by Matlab show that there is a close relationship between the increase in water level in the dam and the triggering of seismic activity around the dam. The seismic activity related to the Sidi Salem reservoir serves as an exemplar of initial seismic events. Nevertheless, a rise in seismic activity surrounding the reservoir has been observed since its impoundment in 1982. Key words: Triggered earthquake, Compressive deformation, Sidi Salem dam, Tunisia.