A graph of the tremors recorded during an earthquake (Illustration) -
HARTMANN CHRISTIAN / SIPA
The night was rough on the Côte d'Azur and more widely in the Mediterranean basin.
Moments after an earthquake in Algeria on Thursday, two tremors of magnitude 3.2 and 3.4 occurred in the Alpes-Maritimes department, six minutes apart, at 1:12 a.m. and at 1:18 a.m.
These two earthquakes, in addition to others of lesser importance, were located near Puget-Théniers for the first and above Grasse for the second, according to data from the National Seismic Monitoring Network (Renass).
Tsunami warning lifted at 4:25 a.m.
These tremors were felt even on the coast of the Alpes-Maritimes, according to testimonies recorded by the French Central Seismological Office (BCSF), just after the earthquake that occurred off northern Algeria.
Magnitude 6, this earthquake, which caused damage on the spot without causing any casualties, also generated a "yellow tsunami alert" on the Côte d'Azur, according to Yannick Ferrand, director of the major risk prevention service in France. the city of Cannes.
Alert which was finally lifted at "4:25" in the morning according to the person in charge.
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