France · Occitania

M1.3 Earthquake near Espira-de-l'Agly, Occitania (France)

UTC time: 2026-09-02 06:28:39 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 2, 2026 at 06:28 UTC, a magnitude M1.3 earthquake occurred near Espira-de-l'Agly, Occitania (France). Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: 29 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.4.

Details

ID
1d20bd9bd00739edd44a6b29449aa3d20bdc4b62
Magnitude
M1.3
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2026-09-02 06:28:39 UTC
Local time
—
Country
State
Village
Espira-de-l'Agly
Source
resif
Coordinates
42.78166, 2.81233
Temperature
26.9°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 (6.2 km)
Regional average: 6.2 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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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) AirportFrance · PGF · LFMP
    6.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Occitania

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 32 Catalogue entries

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