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M1.0 Earthquake near Earthquake of magnitude 1.0, near of Bourgoin-Jallieu (France hexagonale) (France)

UTC time: 2025-08-21 08:17:11 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 21, 2025 at 08:17 UTC, a magnitude M1.0 earthquake occurred near Earthquake of magnitude 1.0, near of Bourgoin-Jallieu (France hexagonale) (France). With a focal depth of about 15 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: 12 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.9.

Details

ID
60608bedb816801240b76cfc493de68d968931e4
Magnitude
M1.0
Depth
15.1 km
UTC time
2025-08-21 08:17:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Source
resif
Coordinates
45.82718, 5.38385
Temperature
14.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15.1 km
Shallow
15.1 km
15.1 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

  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 186 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France
  • Olot Volcanic Field
    Distance: 466 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain
  • West Eifel Volcanic Field
    Distance: 495 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 600 m ·Last eruption: -8300 ·Germany

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry AirportFrance · LYS · LFLL
    25.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airportFrance · CMF · LFLB
    43.9 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Bugey nuclear power plantFranceOperating at dataset date · Permanently shut downReactor units at site: 5
    9.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Superphénix nuclear power plantFrancePermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    9.9 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 199 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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