Geological faults in Mediterranean

Collection title

IT1 20H

ID

INA00286

Source

INA (FR)

First broadcast date

08/24/1976

Production year

1976

Abstract

Off Nice and Saint-Tropez, huge underwater geological faults exist and , the possibility of an earthquake can be determined from the observation of their spacing. Some scientists from the National Center for the Exploitation of the Oceans got down in a capsule to get samples. They seek to trace the origin of the Mediterranean and determine the current seismic movements.

Type

video

Production companies

• TF1 - Own production

Broadcaster

TF1

Audiovisual form

News

Primary theme

Natural

Credits / Cast

• Barquissau Christian - Journalist
• Le Pichon Xavier - Participant

Period of events

• 1976

Map locations

• France - South East - Saint Tropez
• France - South East - Nice

Original language

French

Media running time

4m46

Additional information