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What is this earthquake recorded off Nice and Monaco?

The earth shook slightly overnight from Sunday to Monday, off Nice and Monaco. (©Illustration / MR / Actu Nice)

If you felt a few tremors overnight from Sunday February 5 to Monday February 6, 2023, you weren’t dreaming. A earthquake was recorded around 2 a.m. off the coast of the French Riviera and Monaco, report our colleagues from France 3 Provence Alps French Riviera.

A slight earthquake with a magnitude of 2.3 on the Richter scale.

SismoAzur laboratories recorded the slight tremor around 2 a.m. on Monday.
SismoAzur laboratories recorded the slight tremor around 2 a.m. on Monday. (© Screenshot / SismoAzur website)

No connection with the deadly earthquake in Turkey

On his site internetthe SismoAzur laboratory identified the epicenter of the tremors that occurred about ten kilometers from the seaside.

This earthquake would have nothing to do with the powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8 which caused more than 2300 deaths (according to a still provisional assessment) this Monday in Turkey and in Syria, also note our colleagues.

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