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M3.6 Earthquake near FRANCE (France)

UTC time: 2025-05-06 01:40:08 UTC Local time: —

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M3.6 Earthquake near FRANCE (France) · 2025-05-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M3.6 Earthquake near FRANCE (France) · 2025-05-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On May 6, 2025 at 01:40 UTC, a magnitude M3.6 earthquake occurred near FRANCE (France). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 5 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 20 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.2.

Details

ID
53fda3063fa48f39c0a3e698aa9f59c24649f2ad
Magnitude
M3.6
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-06 01:40:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Source
emsc
Coordinates
45.38200, 5.97590
Temperature
8.6°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 km)
Regional average: 6 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

Felt reports

79felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: May 13, 2025, 5:55 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airportFrance · CMF · LFLB
    29.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-10

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

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Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 30 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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