World

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes France

June 17, 2023 8:20 am

[Source: Reuters]

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck France, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The earthquake’s epicentre was near a commune in the Charente-Maritime region of western France, at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.

There was no immediate information on casualties or damage from the quake.

Article continues after advertisement

The GFZ revised an earlier measurement of a 5.5 magnitude earthquake.

Stream the best of Fiji on VITI+. Anytime. Anywhere.