16 Nov 2020 | Data and products, Events
The Résif Seismological Data Center is one of the twelve seismological data centers within the European Integrated Date Archive (Eida) of the European Plate Observing System (Epos) infrastructure. These twelve data centers provide the scientific community with tools...
10 Nov 2020 | Data and products, Engineering and instrumentation, Resif life
On Friday, October 2, 2020, storm Alex ravaged the four main valleys of the Alpes Maritimes (Roya, Tinée, Var and Vésubie). Six of the seven seismological stations of the RLBP were damaged (ENAUX, ISO, BELV, SPIF, PIAF and SAOF). Only the TURF station (at the Col du...
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...
