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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