An unknown active fault revealed by microseismicity in the south-east of France

A seismic swarm occurred in the south‐east of France in December 2000, about 15 km north of the densely populated cities of the French‐Riviera. More than 300 events were located by a dense temporary seismic network that had been installed in the epicentral region one month before. We evidence an ali...

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Published in:Geophysical research letters 2003-08, Vol.30 (15), p.SDE1.1-n/a
Main Authors: Courboulex, Françoise, Larroque, Christophe, Deschamps, Anne, Gélis, Céline, Charreau, Julien, Stéphan, Jean-François
Format: Article
Language:English
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Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Sciences of the Universe
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Summary:A seismic swarm occurred in the south‐east of France in December 2000, about 15 km north of the densely populated cities of the French‐Riviera. More than 300 events were located by a dense temporary seismic network that had been installed in the epicentral region one month before. We evidence an alignment of the seismicity that we interpret as an unknown active fault. On the basis of regional tectonics, we propose that this fault results from basement faulting cutting through the detached overlying sedimentary cover.
ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/2003GL017171