France · Occitanie

M1.3 Earthquake near Lortet, Occitanie (France)

UTC time: 2026-02-04 11:17:29 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On February 4, 2026 at 11:17 UTC, a magnitude M1.3 earthquake occurred near Lortet, Occitanie (France). Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: 8 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.3.

Details

ID
6b4afbcd10681a729f1812aee185321fcbee3f22
Magnitude
M1.3
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2026-02-04 11:17:29 UTC
Local time
Country
State
City
Village
Lortet
Source
resif
Coordinates
43.04457, 0.37195
Temperature
10.8°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
    34.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-07

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Occitanie

Context for this earthquake

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 115 Catalogue entries

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