© Eva Bocek/ShutterstockThe tremor was felt close to Bastia, in the east of the island
An unexplained tremor that struck the French island of Corsica was likely a meteor entering the earth's atmosphere, according to experts. The tremor, accompanied by what sounded like a huge explosion, was felt on the afternoon of Thursday, June 20.
It rattled windows in areas along the eastern coast of the island, according to local residents, and was felt as far away as Tuscany in Italy.
"The most plausible hypothesis is that a small asteroid-type object entered the atmosphere and then exploded... what we call an "air burst" or an atmospheric explosion," Jérôme Gattacceca, director of research at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), told Corse Matin .
