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1909 Provence earthquake

Field	Value
title	1909 Provence earthquake
timestamp	1909-06-11 21:06:00
local-date
local-time	21:15
isc-event	610326346
anss-url	iscgem610326346
map2	{{Location map	France	relief=1
lat	43.7
long	5.4
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marksize	40
position	top
width	250
float	right
caption	}}
magnitude	6.2
6.0
5.5
location
countries affected	France, Provence
intensity
casualties	46 dead

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The 1909 Provence earthquake occurred on June 11 in Provence. Measuring 6.2 on the surface-wave magnitude scale, it is the largest ever recorded earthquake in metropolitan France.

Description

A total of 46 people died, another 250 were injured, and approximately 2,000 buildings were damaged.

The most damaged communes were Salon-de-Provence, Vernègues, Lambesc, Saint-Cannat and Rognes.

Fourteen people died in Rognes, which was half destroyed, especially the houses on the flanks of the hill Le Foussa. People were relocated under tents on another hill (Le Devin) and near the primary school. The main shock occurred at 9:15pm. If the earthquake had happened an hour later, more people would have been in bed, and more casualties would have been recorded.

The Vernègues castle and most of the houses in Vernègues were destroyed. Two people died in the village, which was later rebuilt at a lower altitude.

References

(2003). "Source parameters of the 11 June 1909, Lambesc (Provence, southeastern France) earthquake: A reappraisal based on macroseismic, seismological, and geodetic observations". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.
(2006). "Regional intensity attenuation models for France and the estimation of magnitude and location of historical earthquakes". Geophysical Journal International.
NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake".
link. (2017-08-16 , ''Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France'', 2003, t. 174, no. 5, pp. 497–510)
[http://assoavr.online.fr/Tremblement/tremb1909.htm Webpage about the earthquake in Rognes] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-07-21 {{in lang). fr
"The Provence Earthquake of 11th June 1909 (France): A New Assessment of Near Field Effects", from ''Seismic Hazard in Mediterranean Regions: Proceedings of the Summer School Organized in Strasbourg, France July 15 – August 1, 1986'' (Springer, 1988), p. 383

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