Earthquake in Occitanie: an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 recorded in the Pyrenees this Tuesday

Un séisme de magnitude supérieure à 4 a été enregistré dans les Pyrénées ce mardi. Illustration MAXPPP – Jérôme Gorin

Un séisme de magnitude de4,7 sur l'échelle de Richter a été enregistré ce mardi 21 mai dans les Hautes-Pyrénées en Occitanie.

France's national seismicity information site confirms that an earthquake of magnitude greater than 4 was recorded this Tuesday, May 21. The town closest to the epicenter is Bagnères-de-Bigorre, located in the Hautes-Pyrénées, not far from Tarbes.

The earthquake took place at 11:23 a.m., completes the France Seisme X count, which confirms a magnitude of 4.7. For the moment, no significant damage has been reported. 

#Séisme à 9km au sud de #Tarbes (Dép. 65, le 21/05/2024, à 11h23 heure locale, 4.7 Mlv) selon CEA-DASE
Nous attendons votre témoignage pour compléter notre carte : https://t.co/TjO6EPCocF
Infos sur le séisme : https://t.co/RFmPXPxdCJ@Prefet65 @Prefet31 @sdis31officiel @Sdis65 pic.twitter.com/Rh4hNv6QnS

— FranceSeisme (@FranceSeisme) May 21, 2024

"Like a shake"

France 3 indicates that the shocks and vibrations were felt kilometers away, since an Internet user, living near Toulouse, testifies to having "felt like a shaking in his building".

The exact intensity of the earthquake is not confirmed. For 

According to the national seismicity information site, the earthquake took place at a depth of 11km. If the Pyrenees are an area of ​​regular seismic activity, a magnitude greater than 4 remains a rare event, as evidenced by the map listing all seismic events in the area, available on the BCSF website.

On February 26, a magnitude 3.7 earthquake was recorded in the Pyrenees then indicated Actu Toulouse.