“A deafening boom”: earthquake felt in France for the fourth time in three days

This Sunday, October 6, 2024, at 8:19 a.m., the earth shook in Morbihan (illustration photo). TakeOneVideo – ENVATO ELEMENTS

A tremor of magnitude 2.8 was felt in the Vannes area, in Brittany, this Sunday, October 6, 2024, for the fourth time in 3 days.

“Sacred detonation”, “the house shook” or even “a deafening boom”, we read in the comments section of the Facebook page of Ouest-France Vannes.

Magnitude of 2.8

This Sunday, October 6, 2024, at 8:19 a.m., the earth shook in Morbihan, according to Ouest-France. The earthquake, with a magnitude of 2.8 according to the Central and French seismological network – National seismic monitoring network, was precisely felt in the Vannes region. The epicenter is believed to be close to Auray.

The depth of this new tremor would be 5 km. This is the fourth tremor in three days.

Already three more shakes

Friday 4&amp ;nbsp;October, two tremors of magnitudes 2.9 and 2.1 had already been recorded, followed by a third on Saturday 5 October at 6:09 a.m., of weaker magnitude. (1,9).

How to explain this recurrence ?

Many residents have questioned the recurrence of these earthquakes. If an earthquake strikes several times, it is because of the energy accumulated by the plates that make up the Earth. , explained a seismologist to the Parisien.