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M0.8 Earthquake near Gez, Occitanie (France)

UTC time: 2026-03-25 11:53:23 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On March 25, 2026 at 11:53 UTC, a magnitude M0.8 earthquake occurred near Gez, Occitanie (France). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 5 earthquakes, the strongest at M0.8.

Details

ID
39ab029fd7331305fa1ad76e6a4a8d09d73fb27f
Magnitude
M0.8
Depth
10.5 km
UTC time
2026-03-25 11:53:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
State
Occitanie
City
Gez
County
Hautes-Pyrénées
Village
Gez
Source
resif
Coordinates
43.01569, -0.12721
Temperature
5.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10.5 km
Shallow
10.5 km
10.5 km — deeper 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: 237 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 395 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées AirportFrance · LDE · LFBT
    20.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Pau Pyrénées AirportFrance · PUF · LFBP
    46.9 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

Occitanie

Context for this earthquake

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