France

M0.8 Earthquake near Earthquake of magnitude 0.8, near of Pau (France hexagonale) (France)

UTC time: 2025-12-21 22:56:38 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M0.8 earthquake was recorded near Earthquake of magnitude 0.8, near of Pau (France hexagonale) (France) on December 21, 2025 at 22:56 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 7 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 14 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.3.

Details

ID
38a1eb87eea9c8f04623d97fe84d684b64bcd0e0
Magnitude
M0.8
Depth
7.4 km
UTC time
2025-12-21 22:56:38 UTC
Local time
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Source
resif
Coordinates
43.02505, -0.00770
Temperature
0.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7.4 km
Shallow
7.4 km
7.4 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

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Airports

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

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

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Context for this earthquake

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 115 Catalogue entries

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