Conférence sur la crise sismo-volcanique de Mayotte : découvertes et surveillance rapprochée.
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A conference for the general public at the Orléans Museum for Biodiversity and the Environment
Since 2018, Mayotte has been experiencing an exceptional telluric phenomenon, which has given rise to the Fani Maoré volcano. Because the seismic activity has not ceased and in the light of recent discoveries, continuous surveillance is required.
10 May 2018 marked the beginning of a long and intense seismic crisis that shook the island of Mayotte, with around 30 earthquakes measuring over 5 on the Richter scale in the first two months. These earthquakes, accompanied by rapid displacement and subsidence of the island, marked the beginning of exceptional volcanic activity 50 km east of Mayotte, which gave rise to a volcano called Fani Maoré. The discovery of this erupting volcano in May 2019 aboard the French oceanographic vessel Marion Dufresne prompted active monitoring by REVOSIMA, the Mayotte Volcanological and Seismological Monitoring Network. Since 2018, French scientists from multiple institutes, supported by the government, have organised themselves to carry out this monitoring and, at the same time, conduct research to better understand this exceptional volcanic phenomenon and identify the potential risks associated with it.
During a public conference organized by Centre-Sciences, BRGM, and MOBE on March 10 at 7 p.m. at MOBE, three researchers from BRGM would like to share with you this scientific adventure, one of the most important in recent years, in which they have participated:
- Fabien Paquet, geology research engineer
- Isabelle Thinon, marine geologist-geophysicist
- Anne Lemoine, researcher in applied seismology
Photos, videos and rocks from the underwater volcano will be on display.
Practical information
Date and time
Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m.
Place
MOBE - Muséum d'Orléans pour la Biodiversité et l'Environnement
6 Rue Marcel Proust
45000 Orléans
