@article{fdi:010084226, title = {{C}haracteristics and possible origins of the seismicity in northwestern {F}rance}, author = {{B}eucler, {E}. and {B}onnin, {M}. and {H}ourcade, {C}. and {V}an {V}liet-{L}anoe, {B}. and {P}errin, {C}. and {P}rovost, {L}. and {M}ocquet, {A}. and {B}attaglia, {J}. and {G}eoffroy, {L}. and {S}teer, {P}. and {L}e {G}all, {B}. and {D}ouchain, {J}. {M}. and {F}ligiel, {D}. and {G}ernigon, {P}. and {D}elouis, {B}. and {P}errot, {J}. and {M}azzotti, {S}. and {M}azet-{R}oux, {G}. and {L}ambotte, {S}. and {G}runberg, {M}. and {V}ergne, {J}. and {C}lement, {C}. and {C}alais, {E}ric and {D}everchere, {J}. and {L}onguevergne, {L}. and {D}uperret, {A}. and {R}oques, {C}. and {K}aci, {T}. and {A}uthemayou, {C}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he macroseismic and instrumental observations accumulated by the {B}ureau {C}entral {S}ismologique {F}rancais and other national agencies over the last 100 years show that the northwestern part of metropolitan {F}rance is affected by an apparently diffuse and moderate intraplate seismicity. {F}ar from any plate boundary, well-documented inherited structures, such as the {A}rmorican shear zone network, the {S}illon {H}ouiller, and the normal faults related to the {A}tlantic ocean margin, likely exert significant control on the regional seismicity pattern. {H}owever, in the absence of a clearly measurable strain field, processes other than far-field tectonic stress loading such as erosion, gravitational potential energy, and/or hydraulic loadings can co-exist, but their respective influence on the current seismicity is debated and remains to be fully addressed. {R}eliable detection/location of low-to-moderate magnitude events is one of the most important challenges in the near future to better understand the processes that control this intraplate seismicity. {A}s shown here for a limited region, this issue can be achieved positively, thanks to the new {R}esif-{E}pos network, in conjunction with sophisticated algorithms for both earthquakes' detection and discrimination.}, keywords = {{B}rittany ; {A}uvergne ; {SCR} ; {M}agnitude ; {D}etection ; {E}arthquake ; {R}esif-{E}pos ; {FRANCE} ; {BRETAGNE} ; {AUVERGNE}}, booktitle = {{S}eismicity in {F}rance}, journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {G}eoscience}, volume = {353}, numero = {{S}1}, pages = {53--77}, ISSN = {1631-0713}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.5802/crgeos.86}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084226}, }