An earthquake hits the west coast of France

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">ArabiaWeather.com- The Charente-Maritimes region, located on the western coast of France, was hit by a 5-magnitude earthquake that lasted for several seconds today, Thursday, according to the National Seismological Network.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">The epicenter <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/انهيارات-ضخمة-في-شوارع-اليابان-جراء-الزلازل"><strong>of the earthquake</strong></a> was between the cities of La Rochelle and Rochefort, where a number of residents left their homes, and the &quot;Alstom&quot; factory for transportation in the town of Itre was also evacuated from workers.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">The local authorities confirmed that no losses were recorded due to the earthquake, pointing out that <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/لحظة-وقوع-زلزال-الإكوادور-في-أحد-مراكز-التسوق"><strong>the quake</strong></a> was the strongest the country had witnessed since April 7, 2014.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>