5.4 earthquake hits southeastern France

An unusually strong earthquake hit southeastern France on Monday, seriously injuring at least one person, authorities said.

France 24 reports that the  5.4 magnitude earthquake,, was felt in a vast area between the cities of Lyon and Montelimar which are about 150 kilometres (93 miles) apart, the national seismological office said.

“I was leaning against the oven in my mother’s bakery when I felt the tremor,” said Victoria Brielle, a resident in Privas, some 25 kilometres from the quake’s epicentre.

According to messages posted on social networks, a slight jolt was felt in Montpellier, Lyon, St Etienne, Grenoble, Avignon and Marseille.

Via France 24 

 

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