2023-06-16 22:04:53
An unusually strong earthquake hit western France on Friday evening. Environment Minister Christophe Béchu spoke of “one of the strongest earthquakes recorded on the French mainland”. According to the AFP news agency, the earthquake had a magnitude of between 5.3 and 5.8, according to official information. According to residents, tremors were felt from Rennes in the north to Bordeaux in the south-west. According to this, one person was slightly injured.
There was also property damage in some places. The power went out in some places. According to a dpa report, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported a magnitude of 4.9, the French earthquake office gave a magnitude of 5.3. The epicenter was therefore between the coastal town of La Rochelle and Niort further inland.
According to French media reports, people in numerous cities in western France said they felt the earthquake. The Deux-Sèvres prefecture announced in the evening that a slightly injured person was being treated. There were initially no reports of serious damage. Environment Ministeréchu wrote on Twitter of “one of the most severe earthquakes recorded in mainland France”.
The student Lea Franke reported in Tours that she was lying on the bed and reading when she heard the shaking. “I jumped up, the whole apartment shook.” The tremors lasted several seconds. “I was terrified. I live on the third floor. I thought the floor was about to collapse.”
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