A 5.1 earthquake hit northern France, this morning. France is not use to a lot of seismic activity. The earthquake was the talk of the day, no damage has been reported so far. Since France doesn’t experience a lot of seismic activity a lot of their homes and historic buildings are not designed to withstand earthquakes.

For more info, please read the original article by The Independent :
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-earthquake-today-bordeaux-normandy-nantes-rennes-le-mans-usgs-a8968481.html