https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A strong, but deep, 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the Loyalty Islands in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia on Thursday but there was no tsunami alert, seismologists said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140501/strong-quake-rocks-ocean-off-new-caledonia Thu, 01 May 2014 14:21:32 +0200 strong-quake-rocks-ocean-off-new-caledonia Though seismic activity is relatively rare in France, a 4.7 magnitude quake hit the holy pilgrimage site of Lourdes on Tuesday. This latest quake comes less than a month after a similar one rattled southeastern France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140429/47-quake-rattles-southwestern-france Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:01:00 +0200 47-quake-rattles-southwestern-france