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M1.8 Earthquake near Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Occitanie (France)

UTC time: 2026-02-22 21:31:21 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M1.8
Depth
1.0 km
Source
EMSC_ES

Occitanie · Bagnères-de-Bigorre

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About this earthquake

On February 22, 2026 at 21:31 UTC, a magnitude M1.8 earthquake occurred near Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Occitanie (France). With a focal depth of about 1 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

France: 7 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.3.

Details

ID
1cbf6b45f0f9a078c30932b31acd6eae152ad203
Magnitude
M1.8
Depth
1.0 km
UTC time
2026-02-22 21:31:21 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
State
Occitanie
City
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
County
Hautes-Pyrénées
Village
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Source
emsc_es
Coordinates
42.96300, 0.15540
Temperature
5.4°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

  • Olot Volcanic Field
    Distance: 214 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 386 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

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Airports

  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées AirportFrance · LDE · LFBT
    27.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

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Occitanie

Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 115 Catalogue entries

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