France · Occitanie

M0.8 Earthquake near Pouzac, Occitanie (France)

UTC time: 2026-05-04 10:33:45 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On May 4, 2026 at 10:33 UTC, a magnitude M0.8 earthquake occurred near Pouzac, Occitanie (France). Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by RESIF. France: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M1.4.

Details

ID
4220fd166517116ce590d4e504a0ca6f99f8652f
Magnitude
M0.8
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2026-05-04 10:33:45 UTC
Local time
Country
State
City
Village
Pouzac
Source
resif
Coordinates
43.09004, 0.13330
Temperature
8.4°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 (6.1 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
    15.0 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Occitanie

Context for this earthquake

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

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