“I haven’t felt one this strong in years”

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An earthquake magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale was recorded on the coast on Monday December 16. Moreover, many of you have questioned news Nice and express yourself on social networks.

The tremors were felt around 10:20 p.m. in Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes but also in the Var.

Cats “hidden for half an hour”

Its epicenter was located at sea, off the coast of Nice and Monaco, but the earthquake was felt as far away as Toulon.

The coastline is regularly shaken by earthquakesbut this one was a bit more intense than usual. This is also what an Internet user pointed out, who had not felt one “this strong” for “a few years”, or another, who said that her two cats “hid for half a year”. hour “.

No damage

Several hundreds of comments abounded on the networks: “A little scary this one”, “Creepy! Rumbling then big shake”, “I felt it very well with the extra noise, what a scare”, “The cupboard in my bedroom cracked and my bed moved”.

It must be said that the context does not help us to remain calm, as this reaction shows: “The earth, our mother, is angry. Disasters keep coming : Mayotte, Caledonia and now France”.

Fortunately, the earthquake caused more fear than harm. No injuries or material damage have been reported.

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