An earthquake was felt on Saturday morning in central Brittany, at Loudéac in the region of Vannes. The ReNaSS (National Seismic Monitoring Network) indicates that this is an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 with its epicenter located near Pontivy at a depth of 10 km. The first evidence came from Plumelec, Questembert or Ploërmel, evoke a big roar and vibration.
The earth shook in Brittany, on Saturday morning, around 7.35 am. The tremor was felt in Vannes, Questembert, Ploërmel and to Loudéac. The epicenter was located 41 km north of Vannes, near Pontivy and Loudéac, at a depth of 10 km. According to the site ReNaSS(National Seismic Monitoring Network), this is an earthquake of magnitude 3.7.
According Codis, in the Côtes d’Armor and Morbihan, this light earthquake did not need the intervention of firefighters. The point of impact of the earthquake, at a depth of 10 km, was located in a triangle between the towns of Loudéac (Côtes d’Armor) and those of Pontivy and Josselin (Morbihan).
?A 7h36, séisme de magnitude 3.8 dont l’épicentre se situe à 7km au nord-ouest de #Taupont près de #Ploërmel pic.twitter.com/pRXgLO0K9B
— Maël Fabre (@maelfabre) January 7, 2017
128 shares, 250 “likes” , more than 530 comments on the Facebook page of ouest france in Vannes, testimonies have quickly poured in. Solenn speaks of a “loud roar” and his “house creaking” . Rémy abounds: “Felt movement, furniture creaky and coffee bowl trembling”. “Growl heard Saint-Ave” adds Celine.
Luna, she was out of bed by: “a sound that woke me up in Theix! “. A Monterblanc, “the house shook out,” says Damien. “A Brandivy windows trembled at 7:35” , adds Catherine. Some even felt two tremors. Some rumblings have been heard around 9:30 near Josselin.
On Twitter, users also reacted on Saturday morning, sometimes with humor:
J’ai couru sous la table en me réveillant à cause du tremblement de terre ?
— lélou (@lea_cobigo) January 7, 2017
Le petit tremblement de terre qui me réveille à 7h30 un samedi matin ??
— yerdua (@CargouetA) January 7, 2017
#Tremblement de #terre ressenti dans le #Morbihan et notamment à #Radenac vers 7h pic.twitter.com/qbosoJpcOi
— ♔ Gwen ♔ (@GwenBZH56) January 7, 2017
Some, however, still had to sleep:
Qui d’autres que moi, en Bretagne, à rêver d’un tremblement de terre, ce matin vers 7h30? C’était bien un rêve alors…
— Jamic (@3siecles) January 7, 2017
Was it the event that happened at UTC 06.35 that this article refers to? as recorded on http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/france.html with the following reports? or was this a separate incident that I did not experience?
Sat, 7 Jan 06:35 UTC M 3.7 / 5 km – [info] FRANCE
I FELT IT
[Map] EMSC
Remungol (France) (38 km W from epicenter)(no details): There was deep thundering noise (via EMSC)
Loudéac (France) (32 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Huge bang went off, scared all of us, boxes had fallen on the floor in my garage (via EMSC)
Josselin (9.2 km WSW from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking): First sound were loke an explosion, and after, it was loke a passing of a big truck (via app)
Ploermel (1.6 km W from epicenter) / MMI III (Weak shaking)
Lanouée, 13 km of Ploermel (11.7 km W from epicenter) / not felt: I heard more than I felt the rumble, it woke me up and I did not know what it was, until my family told me about it.
Moréac (28.7 km W from epicenter) / MMI III (Weak shaking) (via app)
56120 Lanouee / not felt: 06.35 no shaking felt but one jolt accompanied by a fairly loud crack – made me get up and check my house for damage. Also rumbles around 08.30 and 09.00
Réguiny (France) (24 km W from epicenter)(no details): It just felt like a low rumble similar to when extremely large construction rollers go past the house – which is not often. (via EMSC)
Ménéac (France) (18 km NW from epicenter)(no details): It was a rolling earthquake rather than a one off shock travelling in a wave from north to south. It could be heard approaching for a few seconds before it passed under the house & continued south. Some vibration was felt even in bed. (via EMSC)
Mauron (France) (16 km NE from epicenter)(no details): I didn’t know it was an earthquake, the low rumble I felt was like the sound a large helicopter makes at a distance. (via EMSC)
Yes I believe that it is the same earthquake