Natural Hazards Theme News

24 November 2016

Press, Research

Detection of a gravity signal before the arrival of seismic waves

The Earth's gravitational field is not uniform over the surface of the globe, but depends on the masses (thickness and density in particular) of the v...

10 February 2016

General public, Press, Research

Seismotectonic context of southern Haiti: a new model for the magnitude Mw7.0 earthquake of January 12th, 2010

Despite the magnitude of the deadly earthquake of January 12th, 2010, the seismotectonic context and active faults in the epicentral zone were still p...

01 January 2016

Research

Publication of the book "Les séismes des Antilles" (Earthquakes in the French West Indies)

The French West Indies are classified as France's maximum seismic risk zone. Although moderate in scale, the earthquakes in Les Saintes (2004) and Mar...