Earthquakes
News and info about earthquakes in France
French Riviera hit by 4.1 magnitude earthquake
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake shook Nice and the Côte d'Azur on Tuesday night with one resident saying it felt like "a train had passed underneath the house".
'Moderate' earthquake felt in southern France
People in south west France felt the earth shake on Monday night after a 4.6 magnitude earthquake hit across the border in Spain.
Western France residents count the cost of rare 5.8 earthquake
People in the Charente-Maritime and Deux-Sevres departments on Saturday started counting the cost of a rare 5.8-magnitude quake that rocked large parts of western France on Friday, leaving dozens of houses uninhabitable.
MAP: The parts of France at risk from wildfires, floods and earthquakes
Forest fires, floods, avalanches, storms - if you don't feel you have enough to worry about, the French environment ministry has published a handy little guide to the risks in different areas of France.
Which parts of France are most likely to be hit by an earthquake
After four people were injured when an unusually powerful earthquake shook the south east on Monday, The Local takes a look at where in France you are most likely to feel the earth move beneath your feet.
Earthquake shakes homes in south-eastern France
Four people were injured after an unusually powerful earthquake shook south-eastern France on Monday.
Earthquake measuring 4.9 shakes south west France
People living in south western France felt the earth move on Wednesday morning when an earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale struck just north of Bordeaux.
'It was like an explosion': Western France shaken by 4.8 magnitude earthquake
Residents in western France were given a fairly rude awakening at 4am on Monday morning when they were shaken from their sleep by an earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude.
French Alps shaken by 140 earthquakes in just over a month
Residents in one part of the French Alps are starting to grow a little concerned after the area was hit by 140 earthquakes in the last 40 days.
Should people in Brittany be worried about all the earthquakes?
Yet another earthquake hit Brittany this week, albeit a minor one, but why is the north western region of France so often hit by seismic activity? And should people living there be worried?
Brittany earthquake: 'I thought my house would collapse'
An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale struck the northwestern corner of France on Sunday night.
Earth moves as tremors felt in south eastern France
Residents in southeastern France may have lost some sleep after 18 small earthquakes struck throughout the night.
Quake-hit Amatrice sues Charlie Hebdo
Amatrice, the Italian town devastated by last month's deadly earthquake, is suing French weekly Charlie Hebdo for defamation over a series of cartoons about the disaster.
French dangerously 'unprepared' for future natural disasters
The French are dangerously unprepared for the natural disasters that most of the country is exposed to, experts and surveys say. As it’s only a matter of time before France sees a repeat of deadly flooding, storms and forest fires, we look at where the dangers lie.
Earthquake hits west coast of France
An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale has hit the west coast of France.
Earthquake shakes the south east of France
An earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.4 made the earth move in the south east of France on Friday morning. Although it was minor, experts say a big one is due to hit the region.
Homes in northern France shaken by quake
The tremors from a 4.4 magnitude earthquake were felt in northern France early on Friday morning, prompting several worried calls to the emergency services.
INTERVIEW: 'One day a deadly earthquake will hit south east France'
A specialist tells The Local a big quake is due to hit south east region at some point in the future "and there will be fatalities". Locals should take heed.
Provence and Riviera hit by 5.2 magnitude quake
The south east of France trembled on Monday night when it was hit by a rare powerful earthquake measuring 5.19 in magnitude. The tremor was felt in towns and cities from Marseille to Nice and Aix-en-Provence to Grenoble on a scale normally seen "only once every 30 years in France".
Brittany shakes again as another earthquakes hits
An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale shook parts of Brittany on Wednesday night with a second tremor recorded early on Thursday morning. It’s the second quake to hit the north-western French region in the past month.
Divine rumblings? Lourdes hit by quake
Inhabitants in and around the French pilgrimage town of Lourdes felt the earth move early Saturday morning, when the area experienced a light earthquake.
Réunion issues tsunami alert after quake
<p>The French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean issued an orange tsunami alert on Wednesday after a massive earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island, the local prefect's office said.</p>
France hit by third earthquake in two days
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">For the third time in 48 hours, the south of France was hit by an earthquake.</span></p>