![]() I thought the floor was going to cave in."Įarthquakes of a magnitude above five are rare in France with the last one recorded in the southeastern department of Drome in 2019. "I was very frightened, I live on the third floor. it lasted for several seconds then stopped," she told AFP. "I stood up and the whole apartment was shaking. In the city of Tours, on the Loire river, law student Lea Franke said she was reading on her bed when she felt the tremors. The earthquake was felt as far afield as Rennes in the north and Bordeaux in the southwest. Maps are updated within 1-5 minutes of an earthquake or once an hour. Magnitude for new earthquakes until a magnitude is determined (takes 4-5 minutes). Explore the NEW USGS National Water Dashboard interactive map to access real-time water data from over 13,500 stations nationwide. Brown lines are known hazardous faults and fault zones. "A series of material damage was reported from the southwest of the department," with stone falling off buildings and cracks appearing in walls, the prefecture's statement said.įurther south in the neighbouring Charente-Maritime department cracks appeared in buildings and a power line came down leaving 1,100 homes in the dark. Search Earthquakes Near You ( Relative2Me ). In the Deux-Sevres department one person was slightly injured and treated on the spot, the prefecture said. Jusqu'à présent, un blessé léger a été pris en charge par les secours et de nombreux cas de chutes de pierres et de fissures ont été… /4TWWTLxYpa- Christophe Béchu June 16, 2023 L’Ouest de la France a été frappé par un séisme puissant, dont l'évaluation est en cours mais estimée à environ 5,8 sur l'échelle de Richter.
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