Corsica island occurred 5.2 magnitude earthquake

08.07.2011 [14:34]
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Baku, July 8 (AZERTAC). Located in the western Mediterranean Sea in southern France, the evening of 7 Richter 5.2 earthquake, earthquake monitoring center in France issued a number of earthquake alarm. Coastal areas of southern France and Corsica have felt in the West Bank, but the earthquake caused no casualties and property losses.

France issued by the Office of the earthquake information center display, the western city of Ajaccio Corsica 100 km west of the sea the same day evening 21:21 the Richter 5.2 earthquake. The epicenter was located 42 degrees north latitude, longitude 7.52 degrees.

French media quoted local government sources as saying, Corsica and Marseilles, France`s third largest city is most strongly felt in coastal areas. Bouches du Rhône, Var, Alpes-Maritimes have felt. Alpes-Maritimes provincial government source said the quake and no tsunami risk.

This is a region in southern France nearly 40 years, the strongest earthquake occurred.

Provence and Nice, southern France, Monaco is located in the region and the African plate and the Eurasian plate at the junction of high seismic risk. The past 30 years, the average annual occurrence in southern France, a magnitude 4-5 earthquake.

Corsica island occurred 5.2 magnitude earthquake

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