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M1.4 Earthquake near Morillon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France)

UTC time: 2025-12-25 00:07:20 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
1.0 km
Source
SED_ETHZ

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Morillon

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About this earthquake

On December 25, 2025 at 00:07 UTC, a magnitude M1.4 earthquake occurred near Morillon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 1 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

France: 14 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.3.

Details

ID
1bb6d0ac79d2deff2b2a8ea58aeb4aa2ef8f0ca9
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
1.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-25 00:07:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
State
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
City
Morillon
County
Haute-Savoie
Village
Morillon
Source
sed_ethz
Coordinates
46.03804, 6.67626
Temperature
-6.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 1 km
Shallow
1 km
1 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

  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 287 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France
  • West Eifel Volcanic Field
    Distance: 460 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 600 m ·Last eruption: -8300 ·Germany

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airportFrance · NCY · LFLP
    46.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Geneva International AirportSwitzerland · GVA · LSGG
    49.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-07

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Context for this earthquake

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 199 Catalogue entries

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