The earthquake that took place in the middle of the night was felt by many residents in the Southeast. His epicenter was in the town of Sainte-Marie-d’Alloix, in Isère.
On the website of the Euro-Mediterranean seismological center (CSEM), the testimonies left this Tuesday, May 6 are numerous: “a huge detonation wakes me up at the same time as a strong shock of about 1 second”, “I was awakened in a start by believing that someone had just shaken my sofa”, “a wave crossed the house making the beams and floors with a big boom” 3:40 am by a big boom, I thought it was lightning, followed by a rumble similar to thunder “,” very powerful and brief vibration “,” the noise of my bedside table against the radiator awakened me “…
All claim to have witnessed the earthquake which took place during this night from Monday to Tuesday in Grésivaudan and near Chambéry. The 3.6 magnitude earthquake, felt in Isère and Savoy, lasted around twenty seconds, according to The Dauphiné liberated.
A seismologist at the French seismological central office, Sophie Lambotte told the newspaper that the epicenter of the tremor was in the town of Sainte-Marie-d’Alloix (Isère), in the Grésivaudan valley, reassuring at the same time that it was a “rather moderate earthquake”.
According to information from our colleagues, there was no injuries or significant damage recorded by the Savoy firefighters.
