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M1.9 Earthquake near Quarry blast of magnitude 1.9, near of Caen (France hexagonale) (France)

UTC time: 2025-12-04 11:18:57 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 4, 2025 at 11:18 UTC, a magnitude M1.9 earthquake occurred near Quarry blast of magnitude 1.9, near of Caen (France hexagonale) (France). Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by RESIF. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 11 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.1.

Details

ID
7aae5101dbbefbdb1f8bf0a8a2ff91a90f912279
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-04 11:18:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Normandie
Source
resif
Coordinates
49.08082, -0.38389
Temperature
8.7°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

  • Caen Carpiquet airportFrance · CFR · LFRK
    11.9 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Context for this earthquake

08 Sep 2025 – 08 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,009 Catalogue entries

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