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M1.5 Earthquake near Quarry blast of magnitude 1.5, near of Alès (France hexagonale) (France)

UTC time: 2025-10-02 10:01:26 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 2, 2025 at 10:01 UTC, a magnitude M1.5 earthquake occurred near Quarry blast of magnitude 1.5, near of Alès (France hexagonale) (France). Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by RESIF. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 15 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.0.

Details

ID
545d5444bbf2ee0db0c6534b25e59bca1b8c83c2
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-02 10:01:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Occitanie
Source
resif
Coordinates
44.09666, 4.42055
Temperature
19.4°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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 219 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France
  • Olot Volcanic Field
    Distance: 263 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Nîmes-Arles-Camargue AirportFrance · FNI · LFTW
    37.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Avignon Caumont airportFrance · AVN · LFMV
    43.9 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Marcoule nuclear power plantFrancePermanently shut downReactor units at site: 3
    23.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Phenix nuclear power plantFrancePermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    24.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tricastin nuclear power plantFranceOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 4
    35.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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Occitanie

Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 114 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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