@article{fdi:010084229, title = {{A}utomatic picking and probabilistic location for earthquake assessment in the {L}esser {A}ntilles subduction zone (1972-2012)}, author = {{M}assin, {F}. and {C}louard, {V}. and {V}orobieva, {I}. and {B}eauducel, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {S}aurel, {J}. {M}. and {S}atriano, {C}. and {B}ouin, {M}. {P}. and {B}ertil, {D}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}nstrumental catalogues of earthquakes in the subduction zone of the {L}esser {A}ntilles are produced by local observatories and the {I}nternational {S}eismological {C}entre. {B}ut none of these catalogues merge all arrival times of the first regional phases available; in addition. they have a magnitude of completeness relatively high for the entire {L}esser {A}ntilles area. {A}s part of the {A}ntilles {S}eismological {D}ata {C}entre project, we produced a unified catalogue of known earthquakes from 1972 to 2012, with optimal constraints on the hypocentre locations. {W}e re-evaluated the hypocentres with the method used in local observatories and a probabilistic method improving the distributions of arrival time residuals. {W}e developed a simple method to select the preferred hypocentre independently of the localization algorithm, and we offer a complete catalogue including 46,703 earthquakes. {C}ompared to other existing catalogues, we provide additional arrival times for 24,528 earthquakes. {O}ur results highlight the variabilities of the magnitude of completeness and of the seismicity suggesting how the future analysis could infer the mechanisms of heterogeneous seismic coupling and intermediate-depth triggering.}, keywords = {{L}esser {A}ntilles ; {E}arthquakes ; {M}agnitude of completeness ; {A}bsolute hypocentre location ; {F}irst phase arrival time ; {A}utomatic phase arrival time picking ; {FRANCE} ; {PETITES} {ANTILLES}}, booktitle = {{S}eismicity in {F}rance}, journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {G}eoscience}, volume = {353}, numero = {{S}1}, pages = {187--209}, ISSN = {1631-0713}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.5802/crgeos.81}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084229}, }