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M2.2 Earthquake near FRANCE-GERMANY BORDER REGION (France)

UTC time: 2025-12-04 00:45:39 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.2 earthquake was recorded near FRANCE-GERMANY BORDER REGION (France) on December 4, 2025 at 00:45 UTC. With a focal depth of about 4 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 11 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.1.

Details

ID
77bd6e3cad49752e4ed642a8752e3788eadcd5c2
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
4.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-04 00:45:39 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Grand Est
Source
emsc
Coordinates
48.89000, 7.95000
Temperature
1.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 4 km
Shallow
4 km
4 km — close to 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden AirportGermany · FKB · EDSB
    15.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Strasbourg AirportFrance · SXB · LFST
    45.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-08

Nuclear power plants

  • KNK II nuclear power plantGermanyPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1Approximate location
    42.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • MZFR nuclear power plantGermanyPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    42.5 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

Grand Est

Context for this earthquake

08 Sep 2025 – 08 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 41 Catalogue entries

Of 40 other entries for this area and period, 12 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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