 25-01-2016 : Information on the Al Hoceima earthquake of 25/01/2016 at 04h22 UT
An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 was detected and located on 25 January 2016 at 04h22 UT (05h22 Spanish and French local time). Its epicentre was located approximately 50 km north of Al Hoceima (Morocco), a region affected by earthquakes of similar magnitude in 1994 and 2004.
The seismic activity of the region is produced by the convergence between Africa and Eurasia, accommodated to some extent by the activation of strike-slip faults along the trans-Alboran shear zone, a transcurrent fault zone which slips at a rate of nearly 0.5 cm per annum. |  |
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29-10-2015 : Information on the Perpignan earthquake of 29/10/2015 at 00h37 UT
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 was detected and located on 29 October 2015 at 00h37 UT (01h37 French local time). Its epicentre is located in Catalonia, approximately 43 km to the south-east of Perpignan. Seven aftershocks were detected in the hours which followed, the strongest being of magnitude 1.8. |  |
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26-10-2015 : Earthquake of magnitude 7.5 in the north of Afghanistan
An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 occurred in the north of Afghanistan on 26 October 2015 at 09:09:31 UT. The epicentre of this earthquake is located at approximately 200 km under the Hindu Kush range. |  |
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16-09-2015 : Earthquake of magnitude 8.3 off the coast of central Chile and associated tsunami
An earthquake of magnitude MW 8.3 took place on Wednesday 16 September 2015 at 22h54 Universal Time (19h54 local time, 00h54 Paris time). |  |
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22-05-2015 : Information about earthquake near Dover on 22/05/2015 at 01:52 UT
An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 was detected and located on 22 May 2015 at 01:52 UT (02h52 British Summer Time and 03h52 French local time), with an epicentre approximately 24 km north of Dover (United Kingdom). Although the seismicity of the region is considered as weak, several earthquakes of magnitude greater than 5 have been observed in this area over the last few centuries. |  |
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12-05-2015 : Nepal earthquakes of 25 April and 12 May 2015
A second major event took place on 12 May 2015 at 7h05 UT, with a magnitude of 7.3 and located at the eastern end of the first rupture zone. |  |
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25-04-2015 : Magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Nepal.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 took place on 25 April 2015 at 6h11 UT in Nepal. Its epicentre was located 80 km to the North-West of the capital Katmandou. |  |
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22-04-2015 : Eruption of the Chilean volcano Calbuco monitored by infrasound stations
The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile, dormant since 1972, entered into eruption ejecting a thick plume of ash to an altitude of almost 20 km. |  |
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16-04-2015 : Earthquake of 16 April 2015 to the south-east of Crete (Mw = 6.0)
On 16 April 2015 at 18:07 UT, an earthquake of magnitude MW = 6.0 occurred in the Eastern Mediterranean. |  |
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07-04-2014 : Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 north of Barcelonnette.
On 7 April 2014 at 19h27 UT, the Detection and Geophysics Laboratory (LDG) located an earthquake of magnitude ML = 5.3. |  |
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21-11-2013 : Earthquake in Morbihan
An earthquake of magnitude ML=4.6 occurred in the area of Vannes. |  |
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24-09-2013 : Earthquake of magnitude 7.7 in the area of Arawan (Pakistan) on 24 September 2013
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake occurred on 24 September 2013 in Balochistan (Pakistan) in the area of Arawan, in the north-eastern Makran range. |  |
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30-04-2013 : Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 east of Azores.
The CENALT (Tsunami Warning Centre) detected an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 in the Azores, which occurred on 30 April 2013 at 6h 25 UT. |  |
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16-04-2013 : Earthquake of magnitude 7.8 close to the Iran-Pakistan border on 16 April 2013
An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred on 16 April 2013 at 10h44 UTC in the extreme east of Iran. |  |
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06-02-2013 : Earthquake of magnitude 7.9 in the Santa Cruz islands on 6 February 2013
An earthquake of magnitude 7.9 occurred in the Santa Cruz islands on 6 February 2013 at 01h12 UTC. This strong-magnitude earthquake generated a local tsunami with a wave height of more than 2 m. |  |
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30-12-2012 : Earthquake in the area of Lourdes on 30 December 2012
An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 took place to the west of Lourdes at 0h35 local time on 31 December 2012 |  |
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01-09-2012 : Eruption of Bezymianny volcano (Russia) on 01/09/2012
Bezymianny volcano erupted on 1 September 2012 at 19h16 UT, leading to large pyroclastic flows. |  |
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11-04-2012 : Earthquake of magnitude 8.7 off the west coast of Sumatra
Earthquake of magnitude Mw 8.7 took place on Wednesday 11 April 2012 at 8h38 Universal Time (14h38 local time, 10h38 Paris time). Two hours after this large-amplitude earthquake, an aftershock of magnitude Mw 8.2 was also recorded. In the five hours following the main shock, 21 aftershocks of magnitude greater than 5.0 were detected. |  |
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26-02-2012 : Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 north of Barcelonnette.
On 26 February 2012 at 22h37 UT, the Detection and Geophysics Laboratory (LDG) located an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 with an epicentre located 15 km ?north of Barcelonnette (Alpes de Haute-Provence). |  |
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03-08-2011 : Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 in the south of Ardèche.
A seismic event of magnitude 4.3 took place in the South of Ardèche on 3 August 2011. On 6 August, the seismic sequence associated with this event comprised 16 earthquakes of magnitude ranging between 1.6 and 2.2 (seismic Bulletin). |  |
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07-07-2011 : A magnitude-5.3 earthquake in the Western Mediterranean on 7 July 2011, approximately 95 km offshore from Ajaccio in Corsica.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred in the Western Mediterranean on 7 July 2011 at 19h21 UT (21h21 French local time), approximately 95 km offshore from the town of Ajaccio. The maximum intensity is IV (MSK) in Corsica and on the French Riviera.
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11/03/2011 : Earthquake Mw = 9 off Japan
Third information update concerning the Japan earthquake of 11 March 2011.
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23/07/2010 : Earthquakes of July 2010
Earthquakes of the 8 and 21 July 2010 in the area of Manosque and seismicity of Provence |  |
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07/05/2010 : Creation of tsunami warning centre
By 2012, France will have built its tsunami warning centre for the Western Mediterranean and North-eastern Atlantic. |  |
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26/04/2010 : Monitoring eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjöll by infrasound measuring stations
The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjöll located under the Eyjafjaöllajkul glacier showed initial signs of activity at the beginning of March 2010. Several infrasound stations located thousands of kilometres away allow to monitore the evolution of its activity
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01/04/2010 : EARTHQUAKE at Bagnères-de-Bigorre (Hautes-Pyrénées)
On 1 April 2010 at 01h 36mn 40s Universal Time (i.e., 03h 36 mn 40s local time) there was an earthquake of local magnitude ML = 4.3, located 16 km to the South-east of Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the Hautes-Pyrénées.
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01/03/2010 : Magnitude Mw=8.8 earthquake in Chile (115 km NNE of Concepción) on 27 February 2010 and Pacific-wide tsunami
A very strong magnitude earthquake took place off the Chilean coast, in the collision zone between the Nazca and South American tectonic plates. This earthquake generated a major tsunami that crossed the whole of the Pacific Ocean, with notable effects on the island of Juan Fernandez, the Marquesas and Japan. |  |
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03/02/2010 : Aftershocks of the Haiti earthquake of 12 January 2010 and associated ground deformation
Following the earthquake of 12 January 2010, and up to 3 February 2010, many aftershocks stronger than magnitude 4 were felt by the population, also being recorded by the seismic network in metropolitan France. |  |
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13/01/2010 : BRIEF NOTE concerning the Haiti earthquake on 12 January (Magnitude 7.2)
A violent earthquake of magnitude Mw 7.2 occurred on 12 January 2010, at 21h53 UTC near Port au Prince, the capital of Haiti. |  |
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04/10/2009 : Earthquakes on Sumatra (Indonesia), of magnitude Mw=7.6 and Mw=6.8
Two strong-magnitude earthquakes struck Sumatra, the first taking place on 30 September at 10h16 h UTC 60 km to the west of Padang, and the other on 1 October at 01h52 hr UTC 160 km to the North-West of Bengkula.
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30/09/2009 : earthquake of magnitude Mw=8.2 in the Samoa Islands
An earthquake of strong magnitude took place on 29 September at 17h48 UTC 160 km south of the islands of Siumu and Apia (Samoa Archipelago) |  |
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03/01/2009 : 2 violents earthquakes NW of New Guinea
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16/11/2008 : earthquake north of Sulawesi
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29/11/2007 : Earthquake on Martinique
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12/09/2007 : Earthquake and tsunami at Sumatra
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01/04/2007 : Earthquake and tsunami in the Solomon Islands
On April 1, 2007 at 8:39:56 pm UT, a Mw 8.1 magnitude earthquake occurred on the subduction zone in the Solomon Islands. |  |
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15/11/2006 : Kuril Island earthquake and tsunami
On November 15, 2006 at 11:14 am UT, a strong earthquake occurred in the Kuril Islands in the north of the Pacific Ocean. |  |
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17/07/2006 : South of Java earthquake and tsunami
A major earthquake occurred on July 17, 2006 about 200 km off the south coast of Java Island at 8:19 am UT. |  |
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09/09/2005 : Chamonix earthquake (Haute-Savoie)
On September 8, 2005 at 11:27:20 am UT (i.e. 1:27:20 pm local time), an earthquake of local magnitude ML = 5.3 occurred in the far north-eastern part of the valley of Chamonix, about 35 km east of Bonneville (74), at latitude 46.03 N and longitude 6.96 E. |  |
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18/04/2005 : Oléron earthquake (Charente-Maritime)
On April 18, 2005 at 06:42:50 am UT (i.e. 8:42:50 am local time), an earthquake of local magnitude ML = 4.7 occurred on the island of Oléron, about 10 km west-south-west of Saint Pierre d'Oléron (Charente-Maritime), at latitude 45.92 N and longitude 1.42 W. |  |
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26/12/2004 : Sumatra earthquake and tsunami
On December 26, 2004 at 0:58 am (UT), i.e. 1:58 am in Paris and 7:58 am in Sumatra, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded occurred with a magnitude currently estimated at Mw=9.0. This earthquake triggered one of the largest tsunamis observed for a hundred years, at least in this part of the Indian Ocean. |  |
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21/11/2004 : West Indies earthquake
On Sunday November 21, 2004 at 7:41 am local time, (i.e. 12:41 pm in mainland France or 11:41 am UT), Guadeloupe and its surrounding islands were hit by a strong earthquake of magnitude above 6 on the Richter scale. |  |
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21/09/2004 : Ripoll earthquake (Spanish Pyrenees)
On September 21, 2004 at 3:48:06 pm (UT) (i.e. 5:48:06 pm local time), an earthquake of local magnitude ML = 5.1 occurred in the eastern Pyrenees, about 11 km north-west of Ripoll (Spain) near the French border (about 20 km south of Prades), at latitude 42.34 N and longitude 2.13 E. |  |
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24/02/2004 : Besançon area earthquake
On February 23, 2004 at 5:31 pm UT (6:31 pm French time), a seismic event of magnitude MI = 5.5 occurred about 20 km east of Besançon (Doubs)...
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21/05/2003 : Algiers area earthquake
On Wednesday May 21, 2003 at 6:44 pm (UT) (8:44 pm in France), a high-magnitude earthquake occurred 80 kilometers north-east of Algiers... |  |
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22/02/2003 : Saint-Dié area earthquake
On Saturday February 22, 2003 at 9:41 pm (French time) (8:41 pm (UT)), an earthquake of magnitude Ml=5.9 occurred 21 kilometers west of Saint-Dié (Vosges)... |  |
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30/09/2002 : Lorient area earthquake
Monday September 30, 2002 at 8:44 am (French time) (06:44 am (UT)), Brittany experienced its strongest earthquake in over 20 years. This earthquake measured 5.5 degrees on the open-ended Richter scale... |  |
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11/01/2002 : First images of the DASE experiment aboard the International Space Station
The LSO experiment was set up by the permanent Russian crew of the International Space Station (ISS) before Claudie Haigneré's flight. The French astronaut brought back to earth the hard disk drive containing the images. At the end of November research on sprites finally started... |  |
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12/09/2001 : A CEA experiment aboard the International Space Station
The aim of the LSO (Lightning and Sprite Observations) experiment is to observe certain light emissions generated by lightning from the International Space Station (ISS). The CEA designed and developed the experimental device required for this experiment...
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28/08/2001 : Infrasound observation of the Etna eruption
Mount Etna is the largest volcano in Europe in terms of area covered and height. At the beginning of April 2001, Etna entered a new eruptive phase. The infrasound station of Flers (Orne, France), located 1800 kilometers from Etna, detected numerous signals coming from the volcano... |  |
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23/06/2001 : Earthquake in southern Peru
On 23/06/01 at 8:33:13 pm (UT), an earthquake of high magnitude (Mw: 8.2, depth: 20 km) occurred in the Pacific subduction zone. This zone already experienced such events in 1868 with an 8.5 magnitude earthquake, and more recently in 1942 with an 8.1 magnitude earthquake... |  |
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08/06/2001 : Earthquake in the La Roche-sur-Yon area
On June 8, 2001 at 1:27 pm (UT), an earthquake of magnitude ML 5.1 occurred 25 km east of La Roche-sur-Yon (Vendée). Its focal depth was less than 10 km...
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23/04/2001 : Meteor detected off California
On April 23, 2001 at 06:12:35 am (UT), USA military satellites detected entry of a fireball through the atmosphere above the Pacific Ocean. Infrasound signals were observed in four CTBT stations, in the Los Alamos experimental stations and in the UAF (Alaska) and Flers (France) prototype stations...
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24/03/2001 : Hiroshima area earthquake
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28/02/2001 : Seattle area earthquake
A large earthquake occurred on February 28, 2001 at 6:54 pm UT. Its magnitude was Mw=6.8 (USGS) and its epicenter was located 20 kilometers NE of Olympia (Washington State) on the west coast of the USA... |  |
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25/02/2001 : Nice area earthquake
An earthquake of magnitude ML=5.1 occurred on February 25, 2001 at 6:34 pm UT (i.e. 7:34 pm in France). It occurred near the Mediterranean coast, 26 kilometers south-east of Nice. This intermediate-depth earthquake was felt from Marseille to Genoa. Although the local residents were shaken by the event, no casualty or damage was reported...
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15/10/1999 : Large earthquakes of summer 1999
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