10 Nov 2023 | Data and products, Events, Research
The La Laigne earthquake shook the Charente Maritime region on June 16. Although the magnitude of the quake was relatively modest (Mw 5), considerable damage was caused in communities close to the epicenter. The scientific community quickly mobilized to better...
20 Oct 2023 | Data and products, Research
The seismic hazard levels currently used as a reference for the French Lesser Antilles are derived from studies carried out in 2002. Scientific knowledge has increased considerably over the last 20 years, justifying an update. The identification of the elements...
12 Oct 2023 | Research, Resif life
The 4th Junior Professorship campaign (CPJ) is currently being organized. During the 2023 campaign, the competition for the “SeisObs” Junior Professorship in the Solid Earth field at Insu-CNRS was unsuccessful. This Chair has been renewed for the 2024...
1 Jun 2023 | Events, Research
The Institut national des sciences de l’Univers of the CNRS has published an analysis of the cause of the earthquakes in Turkey by members of the Résif-Epos community. On 6 February 2023, two devastating earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria. With more than 50,000...
30 May 2023 | Events, Research, Resif life
The next Wegener Assembly will take place from October 24 to 27, 2023 in Sousse, Tunisia. It will be organized by the Office National des Mines de Tunisie (ONM), in conjunction with the Institut National de la Météorologie and the Office de la Topographie et du...
3 Apr 2023 | Research, Resif life
A junior professorship is opened this spring at the Geo-Ocean laboratory in Brest in marine geophysics. The scientific project associated with this chair is primarily oriented towards marine geophysics and more specifically towards passive and active seismology and...