Although the tremors were weak, several Riviera residents felt their furniture vibrate due to the earthquake on Monday, December 16, the epicenter of which was located off the coast of the Mediterranean.
The earth shook on the Côte d'Azur this Monday, December 16, around 10 p.m. An earthquake, measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale, was lightly felt on part of the Côte d'Azur, notably in Monaco, Nice, Menton and even as far as Antibes.
Its epicenter is located off the coast of the Rock, in the Mediterranean.
“A series of very short vibrations”
On social networks, several residents shared their experience, although the shaking was light. An X user, then in the Pasteur district of Nice, describes for example “a series of very short vibrations”.
“A dull noise followed by a weak tremor clearly felt in Cimiez,” Jean-Luc in turn confides on Facebook. “A dull rumble with the dishes rattling in the cupboards and the click-clack which shook me”, added Christophe on the same social network.
“I was lying down and I felt that my bed was moving from right to left,” Margot, from Nice, tells BFMTV.com. “I thought it was the train passing underneath. It was light, but it still felt a little strange.”
“My sofa shook, it’s really scary,” adds Nadine. Virgine was also rather surprised by this small earthquake. “I thought someone was forcing the shutter of my entrance.”
On September 14, a stronger earthquake was felt in the region, measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale.
