An 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit western France on Friday evening, the French Central Seismological Bureau (FCSB) announced.The epicenter was determined to be 28 km to the southwest of the city of Niort, in the Deux-Sevres department of western .
Paris: An 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit western France at 6:38 p.m. local time (1638 GMT) on Friday, the French Central Seismological Bureau (FCSB) announced.
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted France, authorities said, adding that it was of the strongest on record.According to the French Central Seismological Bureau (FCSB), the epicentre of the quake which struck at 6.38 p.m. on Friday evening, was .