6th Colloquium on historical earthquakes & paleoseismology studies

Their contribution to the knowledge of the long-term seismic activity and to seismic hazard assessment

Location: Han-sur-Lesse (Belgium) - 24-25 October 2018 (google map)
Field trip: on 26 October 2018: Recent tectonic markers in the Han-sur-Lesse and Rochefort caves

Organized by the Royal Observatory of Belgium
Sponsored by the “Domaine des Grottes de Han”, BELSPO and LHOIST.

The colloquium is the 6th of a series that began in 2013 in Paris with the colloquium “Macroseismicity: sharing and use of historical data”. The main topics are: historical earthquakes, macroseismology, archeoseismology, paleoseismology, earthquake catalogues and databases, active faults, seismotectonics, neotectonics, and their contribution to the knowledge of seismic hazard and a better understanding of the long term seismic activity. A specific session will be devoted to earthquake effects in caves.

Confirmed Invited Keynote Lectures:

• Aurélia Hubert-Ferrari (Université de Liège): Present-day knowledge and questions about seismic versus aseismic activity of the Anatolian Faults in Turkey integrating historical earthquakes, paleoseimic studies and creep evidenced by Insar studies.
• Hélène Dessales (Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris): Analysis of post-earthquakes reconstructions in Pompei (RECAP Program).
• Eric Calais (Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris): A new paradigm for large earthquakes in stable continental plate interiors.
• Klaus-G. Hinzen (University of Cologne): Elements for a comprehensive archeoseismological study.

Scientific Committee: Oona Scotti (IRSN - Paris) Diethelm Kaiser (BGR - Hannover) Marc De Batist (UGhent - Ghent) Michel Van Camp (ROB - Brussels)

Organizing Committee: Thierry Camelbeeck (ROB) Thomas Lecocq (ROB) Yves Quinif (UMons - UNESCO Global Geopark Famenne-Ardenne) Sophie Verheyden (Belspo - UNESCO Global Geopark Famenne-Ardenne) Kris Vanneste (ROB) Fabienne Collin (ROB)

Registration

Base fee (75€): covers the lunches and coffee breaks for 24 and 25 October, and the Conference Dinner on 24 October.

Extra fee (+25€): requested to the participants of the excursion on 26 October to cover the bus shuttle and midday lunch.

Presenter Information

• Oral Presentation:
  • Keynotes: 40 min (30/35 min presentation + 5/10 min questions)
  • Normal Presentation: 20 min (15 min presentation + 5 min questions)
• Poster Presentation:
  • ? the poster boards are relatively small
  • Poster must be in Portrait
  • Width: maximum 75 cm
  • Recommended height: 100 cm

Accomodation

Rooms have been pre-booked at the Hôtel Grenier des Grottes, participants are required to book directly with the hotel (grottes@cocoonhotels.eu) and mentionning the "password": "Earthquake2018". The hotel is full as of 27/9. Other solutions exist in the area:

• Val de Lesse Tourist info (website)
• Youth hostel (website)

 

Additional Information

• Bus schedule between Jemelle Gare (train station) and Han sur Lesse: link
• We will organise shuttles to/from train stations if needed; and to/from hotels if not accessible by foot in Han.