France has been hit by a huge number of earthquakes over the last month, leading to fears that the BIG ONE is on its way. In the past 40 days, the French Alps have been rocked by 140 quakes which have led officials to warn locals that a more powerful tremor may be on the way. Earthquake observation organization Sismalp says that the strongest tremor was a 3.8 magnitude quake, but such a large swarm
can be a precursor to a massive earthquake. Martine a resident of the village of Montgellafray told Europe1 radio: ”The noise is like a storm coming from far way. Everything shakes. I said ‘that’s it, all the tiles are going to break. “The last earthquake was really frightening. Since the end of August, it has never stopped. CONTINUE
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