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M2.0 Earthquake near Montrozier (France)

UTC time: 2025-11-17 10:02:01 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.0 earthquake was recorded near Montrozier (France) on November 17, 2025 at 10:02 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 18 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by RESIF. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 20 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.0.

Details

ID
0089af688af6c7328e13282a8889605ba4451d02
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
17.9 km
UTC time
2025-11-17 10:02:01 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Source
resif
Coordinates
44.38805, 2.73031
Temperature
8.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 17.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 17.9 km
Shallow
17.9 km
17.9 km — deeper than the regional average (6.1 km)
Regional average: 6.1 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

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Airports

  • Rodez–Aveyron AirportFrance · RDZ · LFCR
    19.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-08

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Occitanie

Context for this earthquake

08 Sep 2025 – 08 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 114 Catalogue entries

Of 113 other entries for this area and period, 101 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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