BOUIN , Marie-Paule

Earthquakes are both troubling and fascinating because of their suddenness, the terrible destruction they can wreak and because they still remain unpredictable. This is why emphasis must be placed on preparation, especially in the school system where causes and effects of these hazards are studied. But trying to explain earthquakes,...

Continuous seismic monitoring of volcanoes is challenging due to harsh environments and associated hazards. However, the investigation of volcanic phenomena is essential for eruption forecasting. In seismo-volcanic applications, Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) offers new possibilities for long-duration surveys. We analyse DAS strain rate...

After the January 12, 2010, Haiti earthquake, we deployed a mainly offshore temporary network of seismologic stations around the damaged area. The distribution of the recorded aftershocks, together with morphotectonic observations and mainshock analysis, allow us to constrain a complex fault pattern in the area. Almost all of the aftershocks...

Martinique is, with Guadeloupe, classified in seismicity zone III (decree n°2007-1467 of October 12, 2007) which is the highest level of seismic hazard for the French territory. From the point of view of intensities, with a maximum intensity of VI-VII, the earthquake of November 29, 2007 is the most important one felt in Martinique since the...

Seismic hazard levels used as reference for the French Lesser Antilles are derived fromprobabilistic seismic hazard assessment studies performed in 2002. However, scientificknowledge has greatly increased over the past 20 years in this area, warranting an update of the seismic hazard models. As part of a project linking the French Ministry of...