@article{fdi:010082215,
  title = {{E}xceptional ground motion during the shallow {M}-w 4.9 2019 {L}e {T}eil earthquake, {F}rance},
  author = {{C}ausse, {M}. and {C}ornou, {C}{\'e}cile and {M}aufroy, {E}. and {G}rasso, {J}. {R}. and {B}aillet, {L}. and {E}l {H}aber, {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}n unusually damaging {M}w 4.9 earthquake occurred on {N}ovember 11, 2019 in the south east of {F}rance within the lower {R}hone river valley, an industrial region that hosts several operating nuclear power plants. {T}he hypocentre of this event occurred at an exceptionally shallow depth of about 1km. {H}ere we use far-field seismological observations to demonstrate that the rupture properties are consistent with those commonly observed for large deeper earthquakes. {I}n the absence of strong motion sensors in the fault vicinity, we perform numerical predictions of the ground acceleration on a virtual array of near-fault stations. {T}hese predictions are in agreement with independent quantitative estimations of ground acceleration from in-situ observations of displaced objects. {B}oth numerical and in-situ analyses converge toward estimates of an exceptional level of ground acceleration in the fault vicinity, that locally exceeded gravity, and explain the unexpectedly significant damage. {T}he 2019 {L}e {T}eil earthquake caused shaking and ground acceleration exceeding gravity and far greater than the levels expected for such a moderate sized earthquake, according to a combination of numerical predictions and in-situ observations.},
  keywords = {{FRANCE} ; {ARDECHE} ; {LE} {TEIL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}ommunications {E}arth and {E}nvironment},
  volume = {2},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {14 [9 ]},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1038/s43247-020-00089-0},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082215},
}