“It shook a lot, I even left the house”: a 3.5 magnitude earthquake shook the earth this Monday morning in the Pyrenees

Séisme de magnitude 3,5 dans les Pyrénées Unsplash – Shefali Lincoln – Illustration

9 kilometers west of Argelès-Gazost and 34 kilometers from Pau, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred, according to the French Central Seismological Bureau (BCSF-Rénass ).

Several residents of Montaut (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), Lourdes, Cauterets, Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre, Agos-Vidalos, Arcizans-Dessus, Arras-en-Lavedan, Salles and Ferrières (Hautes-Pyrénées ) felt shaking this morning.

From the cat taking refuge under the sofa to the shaking coffee cup, this weak earthquake caused no damage, residents reported to the BCSF website.

"I felt the earth move, testifies Francine, resident of Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre, quoted by La Dépêche. It shook a lot. At the time, I even left the house, out of reflex."

Another 4.1 magnitude earthquake last May

An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 was felt on May 21 in the Pyrenees, near Bagnères-de-Bigorre. this time was felt in Béarn, Landes, Toulouse and near Carcassonne, more than 150 km away, according to Sud Ouest.