Massive Earthquake Rocks Western France: Reports of Tremors in Rennes, Nantes, Bordeaux, and More

2023-06-16 17:02:49

It was 6:38 p.m. when the building began to shake. A slight ripple that cast a silence in our little editorial office. In the heat and humidity of a Friday evening, the earth shook in Rennes. The Breton capital is not the only one to have been affected. According to the testimonies of Internet users, the earthquake was also felt in Nantes, Angers and Bordeaux. But it was around Niort that the earthquake was most powerful. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Network (Renass), the epicenter is located a few kilometers from the capital, Deux-Sèvres.

OMG it’s been 30min and I still have the thrilling stress! On the floors of a Niortais building, it was shaking very hard ???????????? #tremblementdeterre #Niort

— Circee ⚽???????? (@Circee86) June 16, 2023

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A 5.3 magnitude earthquake occurred on Friday near the boundary between Charente-Maritime and Deux-Sèvres, announced the National Seismic Monitoring Network (Renass), with effects particularly felt in Rennes, Bordeaux and Limoges. , according to AFP journalists. The earthquake occurred at 6:38 p.m. near the towns of Surgères (Charente-Maritime) and Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon (Deux-Sèvres), halfway between La Rochelle and Niort, near the Marais poitevin.

Help lines saturated

The Charente-Maritime firefighters, “faced with a large number of calls”, published a press release asking to “contact the emergency services only out of emergency”. “This event was detected automatically and needs to be confirmed by one of our analysts”, warns Renass. The city of Niort called on its inhabitants not to panic after this shock. According to France Bleu, pieces of stone fell in Niort. The police cordoned off the perimeter.

Pieces of stone probably coming from a chimney fell in the city center of #Niort. Surroundings are cordoned off #earthquakes #DeuxSèvres pic.twitter.com/yNO8uJmLst

— France Blue Poitou (@Bleu_Poitou) June 16, 2023

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On social networks, the inhabitants of the west of France quickly expressed their surprise. “My daughter screamed because the windows were shaking. Me, I was on the sofa, it was really moving a lot, ”says a Rennes woman. “I was listening to music with headphones when I saw my TV moving. I felt my butt vibrate too. I threw away my headphones and prayed for everything to be back to normal. It lasted a few seconds, ”says a resident of the outskirts of Rennes. “The house cracked everywhere,” adds Marine.

Among the largest earthquakes ever recorded!

If the magnitude of 5.9 were confirmed, this earthquake would be one of the most powerful ever felt in mainland France. The largest earthquake recorded in France took place in 1909 around the town of Lambesc (Bouches-du-Rhône) with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale. It killed 46 people and injured 250.

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