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Magnitud 5.0 earthquake in Southwest in France.Is Laura and Family Ok.??? :(

https://www.rt.com/news/341204-earthquake-strikes-southwestern-france/
 
munaychasumaq said:
Magnitud 5.0 earthquake in Southwest in France.Is Laura and Family Ok.??? :(

https://www.rt.com/news/341204-earthquake-strikes-southwestern-france/

We'll still need confirmation but according to the article, which i also posted above, and these reports were close to the epicenter:

itellsya said:
https://www.rt.com/news/341204-earthquake-strikes-southwestern-france/ said:

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes Charente-Maritime area, southwestern France


An earthquake registering 5.0 on the Richter scale has struck the southwest of France near the city of La Rochelle. The quake hit at 08:45 local time at a depth of 15 kilometers.

Writing on Twitter, Laurent Simon from Bordeaux said the earthquake was “a very small one,” but it was an “interesting feeling.”

Sophie Thurlow mentioned that she woke up to her “room shaking."

The epicenter of the quake was eight kilometers southeast of La Rochelle, which is a port on the Bay of Biscay with a population of just over 75,000. There are no reports of any damage so far.
 
munaychasumaq said:
Magnitud 5.0 earthquake in Southwest in France.Is Laura and Family Ok.??? :(

https://www.rt.com/news/341204-earthquake-strikes-southwestern-france/

Yeah, I just saw that. I guess at the moment of the earthquake, I was in the medical testing lab having blood drawn for a bunch of tests. 9 vials! I didn't notice anything and I think I would have considering the fact that a needle was in my arm and the lady was rapidly filling and changing tubes!
 
After the Pyrenees April 25, a magnitude 4 today Charente Maritime Magnitude 5! This week Earthquakes revolve around the castle! You have put your crystal protection :) ?
 
Some from today:

2.6 1km NW of The Geysers, California 2016-04-28 08:45:20 UTC 2.6 km

4.1 87km WSW of Illapel, Chile 2016-04-28 08:40:16 UTC 19.2 km

4.5 96km NE of Alugan, Philippines 2016-04-28 08:25:35 UTC 10.0 km

4.5 51km SSE of Belen, Argentina 2016-04-28 08:03:36 UTC 164.3 km

4.4 Kuril Islands 2016-04-28 07:34:57 UTC 149.5 km

3.0 42km SE of Homer, Alaska 2016-04-28 07:30:00 UTC 43.2 km

4.5 118km NE of Hachinohe, Japan 2016-04-28 07:12:20 UTC 49.2 km

4.5 63km N of Colchani, Bolivia 2016-04-28 07:10:52 UTC 246.4 km

2.9 34km SW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2016-04-28 07:04:59 UTC 129.1 km
 
munaychasumaq said:
Magnitud 5.0 earthquake in Southwest in France.Is Laura and Family Ok.??? :(

https://www.rt.com/news/341204-earthquake-strikes-southwestern-france/

I didn't perceive any tremor. We're about 300 km (200 miles) from La Rochelle and it's mostly sedimentary in between (not very quake conductive).
 
Laura said:
munaychasumaq said:
Magnitud 5.0 earthquake in Southwest in France.Is Laura and Family Ok.??? :(

https://www.rt.com/news/341204-earthquake-strikes-southwestern-france/

Yeah, I just saw that. I guess at the moment of the earthquake, I was in the medical testing lab having blood drawn for a bunch of tests. 9 vials! I didn't notice anything and I think I would have considering the fact that a needle was in my arm and the lady was rapidly filling and changing tubes!

Gland to know than you are fine guys :lol:
 
The recent quakes in france and Vienna seem to be quite high in magnitude for those regions. I guess we have to expect more of that stuff in quite low-key quake areas.
 
Pashalis said:
The recent quakes in france and Vienna seem to be quite high in magnitude for those regions. I guess we have to expect more of that stuff in quite low-key quake areas.

Yes La Rochelle is not a very active area. The strongest quake recorded in this region was 5.7 in 1972.

translation from French Wikipedia said:
1972 Oleron Island, Poitou-Charentes, (magnitude 5.7 ). September 7, 1972 at 22 h 26 min 54 s, a M5.7 earthquake shaked Oleron Island. This is the biggest one recorded on the island of Oléron and Charente coast in the twentieth century; it caused some pretty substantial damage but no victim was reported. It remains "the reference" for regional seismic activity.

Source
 
M 7.0 Earthquake
5km WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu
An earthquake with magnitude 7.0 occurred near Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu at 19:33:26.70 UTC on Apr 28, 2016 ...
What to do after an earthquake
9 mins ago · Sources: U.S. Geological Survey, ready.gov

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http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id4272 said:
Vanuatu earthquake: Powerful tremor near Norsup prompts tsunami alert [apparently the alert is no longer valid]

PUBLISHED Thu, April 28, 2016 - 3:52pm EDT

Credit: Google

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A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 has struck the island of Malakula in Vanuatu, seismologists say. There was no immediate word on damage or casualties but a tsunami alert has been issued. (more)


The earthquake, which struck at 6:33 a.m. local time on Friday, was centered on land about 5 kilometers (3 mi) southwest of Norsup, which is a village on Malakula island. It struck at a shallow depth of 35 kilometers (21 miles).

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), which put the preliminary magnitude at 7.0, said strong shaking was felt on the northern part of the island, though there was no immediate word from the region itself regarding damage or casualties.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which initially put the preliminary magnitude at a 7.3 before it was downgraded to 7.0, issued a tsunami alert for Vanuatu. "Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of Vanuatu," it said.

Other details were not immediately available.

Vanuatu is on the so-called 'Pacific Ring of Fire', an arc of fault lines circling the Pacific Basin that is prone to frequent and large earthquakes. On average, the island nation and the surrounding waters are struck by about three powerful earthquakes every year. Volcanic eruptions also occur frequently in the region.

In August 2011, two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.1 and 7.4 on the Richter scale struck about 63 kilometers (39 miles) south-southwest of Port-Vila. Tsunami waves of up to 1.05 meter (3.4 feet) were observed on the island of Efate, but there were no reports of damage.

This is a breaking news alert. Please check back or follow @BNONews on Twitter as details become available. If you want to receive breaking news alerts by email, click here to sign up. You can also like BNO News on Facebook by clicking here.
 
Magnitude 6.6
Region NORTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE
Date time 2016-04-29 01:33:37.9 UTC
Location 10.21 N ; 103.82 W
Depth 10 km
http://m.emsc.eu/earthquake/earthquake.php?evid=503508
 
Earthquake Track said:
about an hour ago 4.3 magnitude, 11 km depth
Palekastro, Crete, Greece

about 21 hours ago 4.2 magnitude, 10 km depth
Nidri, Ionian Islands, Greece
 
Another strong quake in Vanuatu:

M 6.0 Earthquake
32km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
An earthquake with magnitude 6.0 occurred near Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu at 08:35:42.30 UTC on Apr 30, 2016 ...


1 hour ago · Sources: U.S. Geological Survey, ready.gov
What to expect, timing and updates
 
M5.1 - 27km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10005cpm#general
 
M 3.5 - WESTERN KENTUCKY - 2016-05-01 06:12:10 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=503906

M 3.3 - KANSAS - 2016-05-01 05:37:39 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=503902


M4.8 - 3km NW of Linoan, Philippines
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10005cts#general
 
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