3.8 magnitude earthquake shook Brest

Lots of misunderstanding. And sometimes a little worry. Wednesday evening shortly before 10:30 p.m., many residents of Brest and Finistère expressed their surprise on social networks. In question ? A major shock that made the Breton tip tremble in the middle of the evening. The National Seismic Monitoring Network did record an earthquake at 10:20 p.m. at a magnitude of 3.8. A fairly substantial power for Brittany.

M3.7 #earthquake (# earthquake #TremblementDeTerre) strikes 25 km E of #Brest (#France) 20 min ago. Updated map of its effects: pic.twitter.com/yXnLCH0C0e

According to Rénass, the epicenter is located five kilometers from Brest. On social networks, many Internet users have expressed their amazement. The earthquake would have done no damage. At the end of August, an earthquake of magnitude 2.9 had already shaken the region of Brest.

Great earthquake in brest i thought it was the end mdrr

🤔 Uhhh ... We don't know what happened but it's as if the earth had just shaken at #Quemenes ...!?

It's alright guys. In BREST we are preparing the detachment of Brittany for our independence! #earthquake

Some internet users have even raised the idea of ​​a detachment from Brittany, in a joking tone. We asked the question to specialists a few years ago. Their response had been as serious as it was categorical. No, Brittany is not likely to detach from France. “We will never reach a magnitude 7 like in California or Japan. But we could see a magnitude 6 ", however warned Jérôme Vergne, member of the School and observatory of earth sciences in Strasbourg.

In 2013, a quake of magnitude 4.7 had caused the Vannes region (Morbihan) to move, but without causing any damage.

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