Seismographic seismographic illustration of 23 February 2004 on a computer screen on 24 February 2004 in Strasbourg. - C. Hartmann / SIPA

The earth trembled slightly this Monday morning in Vendée. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Network, an earthquake of magnitude 2.6 indeed occurred shortly before 5 a.m. The epicenter is located approximately 13 km east of Cholet. An episode that caused the inhabitants of the region to react on the Facebook page of the Vendée Climate, which relays this event.

"Understood, I believed in a passing plane", writes Véronique for example. "A deaf noise heard at 4:55 am in Saint Malo du Bois, it woke me up," says Coralie. "Like an explosion that cracked the walls," describes Florian. Other residents admit that this light earthquake, not so rare in the region, did not disturb them in their sleep ...

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