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M1.9 Earthquake near Quarry blast of magnitude 1.9, near of Fameck (France hexagonale) (France)

UTC time: 2025-09-26 11:17:51 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 26, 2025 at 11:17 UTC, a magnitude M1.9 earthquake occurred near Quarry blast of magnitude 1.9, near of Fameck (France hexagonale) (France). Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 17 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.2.

Details

ID
1a63c778a735b920ca4819952088e0f294c1a277
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-26 11:17:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Grand Est
Source
resif
Coordinates
49.23572, 6.01634
Temperature
10.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 0 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 0 km
Shallow
0 km
0 km — shallower 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • West Eifel Volcanic Field
    Distance: 120 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 600 m ·Last eruption: -8300 ·Germany
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 446 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Metz-Nancy-Lorraine AirportFrance · ETZ · LFJL
    33.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Luxembourg-Findel International AirportLuxembourg · LUX · ELLX
    45.7 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Cattenom nuclear power plantFranceOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 4
    24.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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Grand Est

Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 41 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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