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Jun 16, 2023, 22 tweets

#Earthquake (#séisme) possibly felt 24 sec ago in #France. Felt it? Tell us via:
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⚠ Automatic crowdsourced detection, not seismically verified yet. More info soon!

👉#Niort (heure locale 18:39:15). Avez-vous ressenti le séisme? Partager votre expérience via:
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Vos observations sont essentielles pour comprendre les effets d'un séisme.🙏

⚠Preliminary info: #earthquake (#séisme) about 30 km E of La Rochelle (#France) 2 min ago (local time 18:38:29)❗MAGNITUDE NOT AVAILABLE YET❗Updates at:
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#Earthquake (#séisme) confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M5.5 || 29 km E of La Rochelle (#France) || 4 min ago (local time 18:38:29). Follow the thread for the updates👇

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#Earthquake 29 km E of La Rochelle (#France) 4 min ago (local time 18:38:29). Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyeswitnesses. Share your experience via:
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Earthquakes may happen anytime: what to do during the shaking?
🠪 INSIDE: take shelter, keep away from windows.
🠪 OUTSIDE: stay away from anything that might collapse (bridges, roofs, electrical wires).

❌🌊RISK of TSUNAMI EXCLUDED
Following the #earthquake (#séisme #TremblementDeTerre) M5.3 occurred 25 km SW of #Niort (#France) 7 min ago (local time 18:38:29). More info at the links provided below👇

US (NOAA): wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov

🔔#Earthquake (#séisme) M5.3 occurred 23 km SW of #Niort (#France) 12 min ago (local time 18:38:29). More info at:
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#Earthquake 23 km SW of #Niort (#France) 12 min ago (local time 18:38:29). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience:
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❓ How much energetic is a magnitude value to the next higher? Let's find it out using spaghetti pasta in this educational video from @EarthScope_sci👇

🔎 What was the faulting motion that caused the #earthquake (#séisme #TremblementDeTerre) in #Niort? Moment tensor map from seismological institute(s):

🔎 Map of background focal mechanisms:

ℹEvent wrap-up: today a M5.3 #earthquake (#séisme #TremblementDeTerre) hit #Niort (#France) at 18:38:29 local time (UTC 16:38:29). Shaking was felt over 400km by approximately 6M people in France.

ℹ Aftershocks may occur in the next hours/days. Unless it is necessary, stay away from damaged areas for your safety 🙏 Be careful and follow national authorities' information.

🗨Eyewitnesses are saying: 'That was a shake![…]' Felt the #earthquake too? Share your experience and read others' at:
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#Earthquake 23 km SW of #Niort (#France) 27 min ago (local time 18:38:29). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience via:
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🔎 Regional instrumental seismicity in France. The colored dots represent the #earthquakes that have struck the region [using @ISCseism catalog -1960 to 2020- and @EMSC data -from 2021 onwards]:

❓Do you have an #earthquake prediction? The Collaboratory for the Study of #Earthquake Predictability(scec.org/research/proje…) accepts predictions & evaluates them. Careful though: saying you did predict after the #earthquake happens means nothing😉

❗Update:
#Earthquake (#séisme) M4.9 occurred 30 km E of La Rochelle (#France) 41 min ago (local time 18:38:28). Info at:
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‼ No further info about this #earthquake will be displayed here. Find more at:
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