A Megathrust earthquake as source of a Pre-Colombian tsunami in Lesser Antilles: Insight from sediment deposits and tsunami modeling

L Cordrie, N Feuillet, A Gailler, M Biguenet… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
No megathrust earthquake similar to the Magnitude class 9 events in Sumatra in 2004 or in
Japan in 2011 was firmly reported at the Lesser Antilles subduction zone. The largest known …

Variable water input controls evolution of the Lesser Antilles volcanic arc

GF Cooper, CG Macpherson, JD Blundy, B Maunder… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Oceanic lithosphere carries volatiles, notably water, into the mantle through subduction at
convergent plate boundaries. This subducted water exercises control on the production of …

Subduction history of the Caribbean from upper-mantle seismic imaging and plate reconstruction

B Braszus, S Goes, R Allen, A Rietbrock… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The margins of the Caribbean and associated hazards and resources have been shaped by
a poorly understood history of subduction. Using new data, we improve teleseismic P-wave …

A wrapper to use a machine‐learning‐based algorithm for earthquake monitoring

L Retailleau, JM Saurel, W Zhu… - Seismological …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Seismology is one of the main sciences used to monitor volcanic activity worldwide. Fast,
efficient, and accurate seismicity detectors are crucial to assess the activity level of a volcano …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging slab-transported fluids and their deep dehydration from seismic velocity tomography in the Lesser Antilles subduction zone

L Bie, S Hicks, A Rietbrock, S Goes, J Collier… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Volatiles play a pivotal role in subduction zone evolution, yet their pathways remain poorly
constrained. Studying the Lesser Antilles subduction zone can yield new constraints, where …

Inferring interseismic coupling along the Lesser Antilles Arc: a bayesian approach

EM Van Rijsingen, E Calais, R Jolivet… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Lesser Antilles subduction zone is a challenging region when it comes to
unraveling its seismogenic behavior. Over the last century, the subduction megathrust has …

Lesser Antilles slab reconstruction reveals lateral slab transport under the Caribbean since 50 Ma

YW Chen, J Wu, S Goes - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
The link between surface tectonic plates and mantle slabs is fundamental for paleo-tectonic
reconstructions and for our understanding of mantle dynamics. Many seismic tomography …

Sedimentary Records in the Lesser Antilles Fore‐Arc Basins Provide Evidence of Large Late Quaternary Megathrust Earthquakes

C Seibert, N Feuillet, G Ratzov, C Beck… - Geochemistry …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The seismic potential of the Lesser Antilles subduction zone is poorly known and highly
debated. Only two damaging earthquakes have been reported in the historical period, in …

Earthquakes and extreme rainfall induce long term permeability enhancement of volcanic island hydrogeological systems

B Vittecoq, J Fortin, J Maury, S Violette - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Earthquakes affect near-surface permeability, however temporal permeability evolution
quantification is challenging due to the scarcity of observations data. Using thirteen years of …