The activities
The EMSC gathers and disseminates rapid information on earthquakes and their effects. Information is contributed by seismological agencies in the Euro-Med region and around the world, by citizen observers providing eyewitness-observations, and also derived from analysis of twitter data. The EMSC ‘LastQuake’ app, as well as the desktop and mobile websites, are the main dissemination tools for the general public, whereas information for scientists is provided through openly accessible interfaces and web services.
The EMSC actively engages in European and international projects that support its activities and regularly presents them in scientific journals, conferences, and media appearances.
As part of EPOS and member of the EPOS Seismology Consortium, EMSC engages in the European level coordination of seismological data and product services. Wherever possible, EMSC services are integrated in the EPOS data platform.
Recognized among the world-leading scientific centres in the areas of Earth and Climate sciences, the EMSC is also a partner in ARISTOTLE, where it contributes to the emergency assessment by providing advice and operational services for disaster risk and earthquake hazard.
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Automatic sentiment analysis of citizen’s comments: the case of Albania earthquake [PREPRINT] D Contreras, E Veliu, D Anthypas, R Bossu, M Landès, L Fallou, S. Wilkinson , J. Hervas , J. Camacho-Collados , E. Dushi , D. Koxhaj Preprints.com - Environmental and Earth Sciences - Other . 12 Jan 2026 (2026)
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Le volontariat et la mobilisation citoyenne : leviers de la gestion de crise ? Sylvain LLEDO, Christophe GUICHARD-NIHOU, Régine ENGSTRÖM, Céline LE FLOUR, Bernard GUEZO, Reiko HASEGAWA, Rémy BOSSU, Caroline RIZZA et Fabien LAFAY Lettre d'information sur les risques et les crises (LIREC), no 75 - 30 December 2025 (2025)
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Can we quickly calculate reliable earthquake parameters from citizen testimonies? Gianfranco Vannucci, Rémy Bossu, Matthieu Landès, Paolo Gasperini Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, volume 23, pages 6857–6875, 08 October 2025 (2025)
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A toolbox to deal with misinformation in disaster risk management Rosa Vicari, Nadejda Komendatova, Or Elroy, Irina Dallo, Carmit Rapaport, Camille de Carolis & Abraham Yosipof AI & SOCIETY, 22 October 2025 (2025)
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Citizens' smartphones unravel earthquake shaking in urban areas Francesco Finazzi, Fabrice Cotton, Rémy Bossu Nature Communications volume 16, Article number: 9527 - 28 October 2025 (2025)
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History and activities of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre Rémy Bossu, Florian Haslinger, Hélène Hébert Seismica V3, January 2024 (2024)
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The Potential of Crowdsourced Data for the Rapid Impact Assessment of Large Earthquakes Rémy Bossu, Maren Böse, Robert Steed, David J. Wald Seismological Research Letters, 12 April 2024 (2024)
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Dynamic earthquake hazard and risk communication I Dallo, C Orchiston, L Fallou Frontiers in Communication, Section 'Disaster Communications' - Volume 9 - 26 September 2024 (2024)
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Qu\’est-ce que faire de la science citoyenne dans un pays "sans citoyens"? A Corbet, J Célestin, L Fallou, N Calixte, S Steeve, E Calais 'Études caribéennes' - volume 59 - 17 december 2024 (2024)
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Smartphones enabled up to 58 s strong-shaking warning in the M7.8 Türkiye earthquake F Finazzi, R Bossu, F Cotton Scientific Reports - Volume 14, Article Number 4878 - 28 February 2024 (2024)
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Assessing the reliability of the EMSC testimonies database and its potential use for the generation of near-real-time ShakeMaps in the Aegean area M Ravnalis, C Papazachos, C Papaioannou, R Bossu, C Kkallas, C Evangelidis, P Triantafyllidis & K Konstantinidou Journal of Seismology - Volume 28, pages 1351-1372 - 07 October 2024 (2024)
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Risk communication in a rapidly evolving environment: The ethical and societal challenges I Dallo, M Marti, L Fallou, F Haslinger Geoethics for the Future, 321-330, 01 January 2024 (2024)
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Prebunking earthquake predictions on social media Laure Fallou, Rémy Bossu and Jean-Marc Cheny Frontiers in Communication, Section 'Disaster Communications' - Volume 9 - 19 June 2024 (2024)
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From a Seismological Network to a Socio-Seismological One: A Citizen Science Experiment in Haïti to Reduce Seismic Risk: Analysis of a "Small Box" that Can Do a Lot. Corbet A., Fallou L., Calixte N., Hurbon L. and Calais E. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 8(1): 2, pp. 1–11 (2023)
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Utilization of Crowdsourced Felt Reports to Distinguish High-Impact from Low-Impact Earthquakes Globally within Minutes of an Event Henning Lilienkamp, Rémy Bossu, Fabrice Cotton, Francesco Finazzi, Matthieu Landès, Graeme Weatherill, Sebastian von Specht The Seismic Record - 3 (1): 29–36 (2023)
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A social bot in support of crisis communication: 10-years of @LastQuake experience on Twitter. Rémy Bossu, Marina Corradini, Jean-Marc Cheny and Laure Fallou Front. Commun., 23 March 2023 Sec. Disaster Communications - Volume 8 (2023)
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Du réseau sismologique au réseau socio-sismologique : une expérience de science citoyenne en Haïti pour réduire le risque sismique Analyse d'une « petite boîte » qui peut faire beaucoup Alice Corbet, Eric Calais, Laënnec Hurbon, Laure Fallou, Nixon Calixte Hal Open Science (2023)
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Crowdsourced data and their utility for rapid earthquake impact assessment: The example of the 2023 M7.8 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, earthquake. R Bossu Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece (2023)
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Dynamics and characteristics of misinformation related to earthquake predictions on Twitter I Dallo, O Elroy, L Fallou, N Komendantova, A Yosipof Scientific Reports - Volume 13 (1), article number 13391 - 17 August 2023 (2023)
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Landslide detection in real-time social media image streams Ferda Ofli, Muhammad Imran, Umair Qazi, Julien Roch, Catherine Pennington, Vanessa Banks & Remy Bossu Neural Computing and Applications, 24 May 2023 (2023)
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Intensity-Based Sentiment and Topic Analysis. The Case of the 2020 Aegean Earthquake. Contreras, Wilkinson, Didem Aktas, Fallou, Bossu, Landès Frontiers in Built Environment - Sec. Earthquake Engineering, Volume 8 - 01 March 2022 (2022)
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Efficacy and Usefulness of an Independent Public Earthquake Early Warning System: A Case Study - The Earthquake Network Initiative in Peru. Fallou, Finazzi, Bossu Seismological Research Letters - Volume 93, Number 2A - March 2022 (2022)
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How to Fight Earthquake Misinformation: A Communication Guide. Fallou, Marti, Dallo, Corradini Swiss Seismological Service at ETH Zurich (2022)
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Coordinated and Interoperable Seismological Data and Product Services in Europe: the EPOS Thematic Core Service for Seismology. Haslinger, Basili, Bossu, Cauzzi, Cotton, Crowley, Custodio, Danciu, Locati, Michelini, Molinari, Ottemöller, Parolai Annals of Geophysics - Volume 65 - No 2 (2022)
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A Probabilistic Framework for Modeling the Detection Capability of Smartphone Networks in Earthquake Early Warning. Finazzi, Bondár, Bossu, Steed Seismological Research Letters (2022)
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How to Fight Earthquake Misinformation: A Communication Guide. Fallou, Marti, Dallo, Corradini Seismological Research Letters (2022)
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Fighting misinformation in seismology: Expert opinion on earthquake facts vs. fiction . Sarah Dryhurst, Femke Mulder, Irina Dallo, John R. Kerr, Sara K. McBride, Laure Fallou and Julia S. Becker Front. Earth Sci., 16 December 2022 - Sec. Geoscience and Society (2022)
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Preventing and debunking earthquake misinformation: Insights into EMSC’s practices. Laure Fallou, Marina Corradini, Rémy Bossu and Jean-Marc Cheny Front. Commun., 22 December 2022 - Sec. Disaster Communications (2022)
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Erratum to Efficacy and Usefulness of an Independent Public Earthquake Early Warning System: A Case Study—The Earthquake Network Initiative in Peru L Fallou, F Finazzi, R Bossu Seismological Research Letters - Volume 93, Number 4 - Article Number 2410 - May 26, 2022 (2022)
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A near-real-time global landslide incident reporting tool demonstrator using social media and artificial intelligence C.V.L. Pennington, R Bossu, F Ofli, M Imran, U Qazi, J Roch, V.J. Banks International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction - Volume 77, Artcle number 103089 - July 2022 (2022)
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Shaking in 5 Seconds!—Performance and User Appreciation Assessment of the Earthquake Network Smartphone Based Public Earthquake Early Warning System. Bossu, Finazzi, Steed, Fallou, Bondár Seismological Research Letters - Volume 93 - Number 1 - Pages: 137–148- January 2022 (2022)
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La sismologie citoyenne, un révélateur des crises en Haïti. (Citizen Seismology, a Key Indicator of Crises in Haiti) Corbet A, Fallou L, Calixte N., Hurbon L. et Calais E. Études caribéennes, no 52, Le dilemme d'Haïti : d'une crise à l'autre ? - Numéro 52 - Pages 36-58 (2022)
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Near Real-Time Earthquake Line-Source Models Derived from Felt Reports. Böse, Julien-Laferrière, Bossu, Massin Seismological Research Letters - Volume 92, Number 3:1961–1978- January 13, 2021 (2021)
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Expectations vs. Practice in Critical Infrastructure Operator Crisis Communication: Lessons Learned From Portugal, France, Norway, and Sweden Laura Petersen, Laure Fallou, Paul Reilly, Elisa Serafinelli Information Technology Applications for Crisis Response and Management - IGI Global - Page 27 (2021)
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Citizen participation and public awareness Liesbeth Claassen, Kalliopi Sapountzaki, Anna Scolobig, Tanja Perko, Slawomir Górski, Danuta Kaźmierczak, Susan Anson, Fabio Carnelli, Remy Bossu, Carlos Sousa Oliveira Book: Science for disaster risk management 2020: acting today, protecting tomorrow - Publications Office of the European Union - published on 2021-03-16 (2021)
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A Questionnaire Survey of the Earthquake Network App's Users in Peru Following an M8 Earthquake in 2019 L Fallou, R Bossu, R Steed, F Finazzi, I Bondár GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences (2021)
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Analysis of detections by the Earthquake Network app between 2017-12-15 and 2020-01-31 R Steed, R Bossu, F Finazzi, I Bondár, L Fallou GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences (2021)
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"Shaking in 5 seconds!" A Voluntary Smartphone-based Earthquake Early Warning System R Bossu, F Finazzi, R Steed, L Fallou, I Bondár arXiv:2102.06739 - 5 Apr 2021 (2021)
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Assessing emergency response and early recovery using sentiment analysis: the case of Zagreb, Croatia D Contreras, S Wilkinson, L Fallou, M Landès, I Tomljenovich, R Bossu, B. Nipun and J. Philip 1st Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 743-752 (2021)
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Le réseau de sismologie citoyenne en Haïti face au séisme de Nippes (Mw 7.2) du 14 Aout 2021 F Courboulex, T Monfret, S Paul, E Calais, S Symithe, J Chèze, S St Fleur, Anne Deschamps, Bertrand Delouis, Jean Paul Ampuero, Fabrice Peix, Julien Balestra, Bernard Mercier de Lépinay, Laure Fallou, Rémy Bossu, Alice Corbet, Dominique Boisson, Laënnec Hurbon, Nixon Calixte, Anthony Lomax 5èmes Rencontres Scientifiques et Techniques Résif (2021)
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When Punjab Cried Wolf: How a Rumor Triggered an 'Earthquake' in India. Martin, Bossu, Steed, Landès, Srinagesh, Srinivas, Hough Seismological Society of America, Volume 92, Number 6, 3887-3898 - August 25, 2021 (2021)
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Rapid collaborative knowledge building via Twitter after significant geohazard events. Lacassin, Devès, Hicks, Ampuero, Bossu, Bruhat, et al. Geoscience communication, Volume 3, issue 1, Pages: 129-146 - 15 May 2020 (2020)
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Accurate Locations of Felt Earthquakes Using Crowdsource Detections. István Bondár, Robert Steed, Julien Roch, Rémy Bossu, Andres Heinloo, Joachim Saul, Angelo Strollo Frontiers in Earth Science, Sec. Solid Earth Geophysics - Volume 8, 272 - 07 July 2020 (2020)
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Rapid Public Information and Situational Awareness after the Nov. 26, 2019 Albania Earthquake: Lessons Learnt from the LastQuake System. Bossu, Fallou, Landès, Roussel, Julien-Laferrière, Roch, Steed Frontiers in Earth Science - Sec. Solid Earth Geophysics - Volume 8 - 04 August 2020 (2020)
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A socio-seismology experiment in Haiti. Calais, Boisson, Symithe, Prépetit, Pierre, Ulyse, et al. Frontiers in Earth Science, Sec. Geohazards and Georisks, Volume 8 - 25 September 2020 (2020)
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Resilience for whom? The general public's tolerance levels as CI resilience criteria. Petersen, Lundin, Fallou, Sjöström, Lange, Teixeira, Bonavita International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection - Volume 28, Page 100340, March 2020 (2020)
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The Power of Citizen Seismology: Science and Social Impacts. Chen, Bossu, Liang Frontiers in Earth Science, - Volume 8 - Number 610813 - 12 November 2020. (2020)
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Citizen Seismology Without Seismologists? Lessons Learned From Mayotte Leading to Improved Collaboration. Fallou, Bossu, Landès, Roch, Roussel, Steed, Julien-Laferrière Front. Commun., Sec. Science and Environmental Communication, Volume 5, 12 August 2020 (2020)
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Crowdsourcing triggers rapid, reliable earthquake locations. Steed, Fuenzalida, Bossu, Bondár, Heinloo, Dupont, et al. Science Advances - Vol 5, Issue 4 - 3 Apr 2019 (2019)
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App Earthquake Detection and Automatic Mapping of Felt Area. Bossu, Steed, Roussel, Landès, Fuenzalida, Matrullo, Dupont, Roch, Fallou Seismological Research Letters, Volume 90 (Number 1): pages 305-312 - January 2019 (2019)
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Truth, trust, and civic duty: Cultural factors in citizens perceptions of mobile phone apps and social media in disasters. Appleby, Brockdorff, Fallou, Bossu Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 293-305 - 14 October 2019 (2019)
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Monitoring Haiti's Quakes with Raspberry Shake. Calais, Boisson, Symithe, Momplaisir, Prépetit, Ulysse, Philippe Etienne, et al. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 2019, 100 - 17 May 2019 (2019)
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Evaluation of macroseismic intensity, strong ground motion pattern and fault model of the 19 July 2019 Mw5.1 earthquake west of Athens. Kouskouna, Ganas, Kleanthi, Kassaras, Sakellariou, Sakkas, Valkaniotis, Manousou, Bozionelos, Tsironi, Karamitros, Tavoularis, Papaioannou, Bossu J Seismol 25, 747 - 769 (2019)
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Public expectations of critical infrastructure operators in times of crisis Petersen, L., Fallou, L., Reilly, P., & Serafinelli, E. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, 5(1–2), 62–77.- 22 May 2018 (2018)
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Felt Reports for Rapid Mapping of Global Earthquake Damage: The Doughnut Effect? Bossu, Landès, Roussel, Steed Seismological Research Letters, Volume 89, Number 1, Pages 138-144 - 1 January 2018 (2018)
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LastQuake: From Rapid Information to Global Seismic Risk Reduction. Bossu, Roussel, Fallou, Landès, Steed, Mazet-Roux, et al. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction - Volume 28, Pages 32-42, June 2018 (2018)
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Engaging citizen seismologists worldwide. Khan, Denton, Stevenson, Bossu Astronomy & Geophysics, Volume 59, Issue 4, Pages 4.15-4.18 - August 2018 (2018)
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LastQuake, un système d'information multicanal pour la réduction du risque sismique global. Bossu, Roussel, Fallou, Landès, Steed, Mazet-Roux, et al. Proceedings of IMDR 2018, Reims - 16-18 octobre 2018 (2018)
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Estimating the Ground Motion Distribution of the 2016 Mw 6.2 Amatrice, Italy, Earthquake Using Remote Infrasound Observations. (PDF) Hernandez, Le Pichon, Vergoz, Herry, Ceranna, Pilger, Marchetti, Ripepe, Bossu Seismological Research Letters - Volume 89, Number 6 2227–2236 - November 2018 (2018)
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Thumbnail based questionnaires for the rapid and efficient collection of macroseismic data from global earthquakes. Rémy Bossu; Matthieu Landès; Fréderic Roussel; Robert Steed; Gilles Mazet-Roux; Stacey S. Martin; Susan Hough Seismological Research Letters, Volume 88, Number 1, Pages : 72–81 January/February 2017 (2017)
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Toward A Unified Near-Field Intensity Map of the 2015 M7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake. Adhikari, Baysal, Dixit, Martin, Landes, Bossu, Hough Earthquake Spectra, Volume 33, No. S1, pages S21–S34, December 2017 (2017)
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A comparison of observed and predicted ground motions from the 2015 MW7. 8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake. Susan E Hough, Stacey S Martin, Vineet Gahalaut, Anand Joshi, M Landes, R Bossu Natural Hazards, Volume 84, pages 1661–1684 - 16 August 2016 (2016)
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Chapter: \'The Key Role of Eyewitnesses in Rapid Impact Assessment of Global Earthquakes\' Rémy Bossu, Robert Steed, Gilles Mazet-Roux, Fréderic Roussel, Caroline Etivant, Laurent Frobert & Stéphanie Godey Earthquakes and Their Impact on Society - Pages 601–618 - 01 January 2015 (2015)
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Automatic Clustering of Macroseismic Intensity Data Points from Internet Questionnaires: Efficiency of the Partitioning around Medoids (PAM). Amorese, Bossu, Mazet-Roux Seismological Research Letters, Volume 86, Number 4, Pages: 1171-1177 - July/August 2015 (2015)
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The importance of smartphones as public earthquake-information tools and tools for the rapid engagement with Eyewitnesses: A case study of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake sequence. Bossu, Laurin, Mazet-Roux, Roussel, Steed Seismological Research Letters, Volume 86, Number 6, Pages: 1587-1592 - November/December 2015 (2015)
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Characterization of the 2011 Mineral, Virginia, Earthquake Effects and Epicenter from Website Traffic Analysis. Rémy Bossu, Sandrine Lefebvre, Yves Cansi, Gilles Mazet‐Roux Seismological Research Letters - Volume 85, Number 1, Pages: 91–97 - January/February 2014 (2014)
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Improving the Mediterranean seismicity picture thanks to international collaborations. Godey, Bossu, Guilbert in press in JPCE (2013)
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An operational authoritative location scheme. Bossu, Mazet-Roux New Manual of Seismological Observatory Practice (NMSOP-2), FNEP, Bormann, P. Editor (2012)
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Citizen Seismology: How to Involve the Public in Earthquake Response. Bossu, Gilles, Mazet-Roux, Roussel Comparative Emergency Management, Examining Global and Regional Responsoses to Disasters p. 237-259 (2011)
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On the use of the Internet to collect earthquake information. Bossu, Earl Annals of Geophysics 54, 6 (2011)
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Flash sourcing, or rapid detection and characterization of earthquake effects through website traffic analysis. Bossu, Gilles, Mazet-Roux, Roussel, Frobert, Kamb Annals of Geophysics 54, 6 (2011)
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Real-time earthquake monitoring for tsunami warning in the Indian Ocean and beyond. Hanka, Saul, Weber, Becker, Harjadi, Rudloff, Bossu, Ottemöller, Clinton Natural Hazards & Earth System Sciences, 10(12) (2010)
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Ten years of seismicity in the Euro-Mediterranean region: Panorama of the EMSC bulletin 1998-2007. (PDF) Godey, Mazet-Roux, Bossu, Merrer, Guilbert (2009)
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Web hits used to pinpoint earthquakes - Highlight on the earthquake detection technic used by the EMSC. Bossu New Scientist (2008)
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Networking Research Infrastructures for Earthquake Seismology in Europe. Giardini, Van Eck, Bossu, Wiemer Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, Volume 89, Issue 24, page 219 (2008)
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Internet Users as Seismic Sensors for Improved Earthquake Response. Bossu, Mazet-Roux, Douet, Rives, Marin, Aupetit Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, Volume 89, Issue 25, page 225-226, (2008)
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The Euro-Mediterranean Bulletin: A Comprehensive Seismological Bulletin at Regional Scale. (PDF) Godey, Bossu, Guilbert, Mazet-Roux, 2006 Seismological Research Letters - vol. 77, number 4 July/August 2006 (2006)
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