A slight earthquake was felt in Vendée this Wednesday January 31 just before 11 p.m. This is a magnitude 3 earthquake, according to initial measurements from BCSF-Rénass, the French Central and Seismological Bureau.
The epicenter of the earthquake felt in the evening on Wednesday evening was located in Maillé, in southern Vendée.
This earthquake is magnitude 3 on the Richter scale.
BCSF-Renass confirms that the earth shook slightly on Wednesday evening.
On June 16, 2023, an earthquake, whose epicenter was located in Charente-Maritime, was felt in Pays de la Loire. The next day, a strong aftershock of magnitude 5 was also recorded. Four municipalities in Vendée, affected by these earthquakes, had been recognized as being in a state of natural disaster.
In February 2023, a slight earthquake, 3.2 on the Richter scale, was felt notably in La Châtaigneraie, in Vendée. Its epicenter was located in Deux-Sèvres.
In November 2021, the Pays de Retz, in Loire-Atlantique, was shaken by an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 to 3.4.
A small earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was felt in Vendée in August 2021. Its epicenter was located to the south-east of Les Herbiers.
In August 2020, an unusual magnitude in Pays de la Loire of 4.8 had already shaken La Châtaigneraie.
Find us on our social networks and on france.tv