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M2.2 Earthquake near Estaing, Occitanie (France)

UTC time: 2026-02-28 06:58:32 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On February 28, 2026 at 06:58 UTC, a magnitude M2.2 earthquake occurred near Estaing, Occitanie (France). Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 21 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.7.

Details

ID
45ccc42d15166dd2f00d5ad04fc65f656727af9a
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2026-02-28 06:58:32 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
State
Occitanie
City
Estaing
County
Hautes-Pyrénées
Village
Estaing
Source
emsc_es
Coordinates
42.83240, -0.20030
Temperature
2.4°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 (6.2 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Olot Volcanic Field
    Distance: 236 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 415 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
    41.6 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 104 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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