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M2.5 Earthquake near Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France)

UTC time: 2026-09-30 17:01:09 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
5.0 km
Source
EMSC

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France) on September 30, 2026 at 17:01 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 5 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 21 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.2.

Details

ID
228d70d9039ded1c784eeca2bb263b7b1b9a1201
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2026-09-30 17:01:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
State
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
City
Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines
County
Savoy
Village
Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines
Source
emsc
Coordinates
45.33000, 6.29000
Temperature
19.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5 km
Shallow
5 km
5 km — close to 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

Felt reports

2felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Sep 30, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC · Last checked: Oct 5, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC

Updates are delayed. The last successfully retrieved data are shown.

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 198 Catalogue entries

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