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Could a serious earthquake occur in France?

2023-02-09T11:38:59.456Z


DECRYPTION - Thirty earthquakes are felt each year in France, out of more than 4,000 recorded. Some have already been killed.


Could an earthquake of the magnitude that occurred in Turkey and Syria one day strike France?

According to the latest estimates, the earthquakes, with a magnitude greater than 7, have already caused 17,100 deaths and more than 60,000 injuries (provisional assessment).

A terrible drama whose seriousness raises questions, especially since earthquakes are phenomena that are difficult to predict.

In France, earthquakes are rarely mentioned.

Our territory is, however, to a certain extent exposed.

France is located in a zone of moderate seismicity.

Earthquakes exist, they are even numerous.

The Résif-Epos seismological network identifies more than 4000 each year.

Only about thirty of them are felt, according to BCSF-Rénass.

An earthquake is felt from 3.5 in magnitude, but it does not cause major damage up to 5.4, according to the laboratory for studies of seismic mechanisms.

Between 5.4 and 6 magnitude, the damage begins, and, from…

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Source: lefigaro

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