2 Oct 2020 | Engineering and instrumentation, Research, Resif life
The CNRS publishes short videos for the general public in a series entitled “Brève de science” (in french only). One of these briefs is presented by Jérôme Vergne, seismologist at the Ecole et observatoire des sciences de la Terre in Strasbourg and Head of...
29 Sep 2020 | Engineering and instrumentation, Resif life
Work on the future seismological station OGCY began on 31 August 2020 in a rather special context. Indeed, the site is located at an altitude of 2200 metres, next to the Vanoise National Park, on the place called “Le Tougne”, in the middle of pastures....
21 Sep 2020 | Research, Resif life
The newspaper Le Monde, in its September 19, 2020 edition, published an article entitled “The Teil earthquake revives the debate on the nature of seismic activity in France”. In this interview with Jean-François Ritz, paleoseismologist and active member of...
17 Sep 2020 | Data and products, Resif life
The “Macro-seismic data, historical and contemporary seismicity” axis of Résif’s Transversal Seismicity Action starts its project of digitization of historical macroseismic testimonies of the French Central Seismological Office (BCSF). The...
4 Sep 2020 | Data and products, Research, Resif life
On 11 November 2019, a magnitude 5 earthquake occurred near the village of Le Teil in the Rhône River Valley in southern France producing an unexpected surface rupture with ground displacement. For the first time in France, Résif members and Terradue had the...
26 Aug 2020 | Data and products, Research, Resif life
Metropolitan France is currently located far from the main plate borders. Deformation and seismicity rates are low, generating high uncertainties on the characterization of seismotectonics and seismic hazard. During the last two decades, new studies in geology,...
24 Jul 2020 | Data and products, Research
Research published in the journal Science has shown that lockdown measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 led to a 50% reduction in seismic noise observed around the world in early to mid 2020. The article is the result of a unique collaboration involving 76 authors...
20 Jul 2020 | Newsletters
The contents of this new Newsletter are as follows : RAP news this semester like no other Sites effects observed in Mayotte Focus : Is the Nice Côte d’Azur airport area dangerous ? Focus : Historical buildings as “stone” seismometers First results of...
