Dating in la rochelle france climate

The teams sent in by the Institut Terre et Environnement in Strasbourg and the German Research Centre for Geosciences were able to determine the hypocentre mechanisms in order to characterise the source: the results show a strike-slip movement illustrated by shearing along a subvertical fault.

Several aftershocks have been recorded to date, with the two biggest occurring on 17 June at 04:27 am and 09:31 am. The earthquake was felt across much of western France, from Bordeaux in the south to Caen in the north, and as far east as Clermont-Ferrand. The moment magnitude was estimated at between 4.8 and 4.9 according to the Côte d'Azur Observatory (OCA) and the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP). A strong earthquake occurred on 16 June 2023 at 6.38pm, 11 km north of Surgères and 35 km east of La Rochelle.