The earth shook overnight from Sunday to Monday, with an epicenter in the area located south-west of Faverges-Seythenex (Haute-Savoie), about 4 km from the town.
The earthquake was felt by the inhabitants of the area concerned around 2:50 am, reports
Le Dauphiné Libéré
.
The intensity of the tremors, on the other hand, was quite weak.
The magnitude of the earthquake was indeed assessed at 2.6 on the open Richter scale.
The data was provided by automatic readings accessible on the national site for information on seismicity in France (BESF-Renass).
People who felt the effects of the earthquake did not fail to recount their experience on social networks.
Some explained that they were roused from their sleep in the middle of the night by “a boom”.
Others spoke of “two big knocks like doors slamming”.
Residents of the affected area, including in particular the municipalities of Doussard (Haute-Savoie), Albertville and Ugine (Savoie), on the other hand indicated that they had felt nothing.
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