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M1.7 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 1.7, near of Pau (France hexagonale) (France)

UTC time: 2025-10-08 22:20:25 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.7 earthquake was recorded near Event of magnitude 1.7, near of Pau (France hexagonale) (France) on October 8, 2025 at 22:20 UTC. With a focal depth of about 5 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: 20 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.0.

Details

ID
352c11512d7ed2b2a4ee5869cb82a21816e133dc
Magnitude
M1.7
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-08 22:20:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Source
resif
Coordinates
43.23874, -0.47282
Temperature
6.6°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 (6.1 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: 273 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 394 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Pau Pyrénées AirportFrance · PUF · LFBP
    16.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées AirportFrance · LDE · LFBT
    38.4 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 193 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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