Magnitude
M1.9
- Depth
- 5.0 km
- Source
- RESIF
Occitanie · Gazost
Country overviewFrance · Occitanie
M1.9 Earthquake near Gazost, Occitanie (France)
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About this earthquake
On May 14, 2026 at 01:30 UTC, a magnitude M1.9 earthquake occurred near Gazost, Occitanie (France). With a focal depth of about 5 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: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M1.4.
Details
ID
7debd47f3c35436a694bd67cd9bb6de34f1829a5
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2026-05-14 01:30:14 UTC
Local time
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Country
State
City
County
Village
Gazost
Source
resif
Coordinates
43.00090,
0.01635
Temperature
2.4°C
Depth profile
Shallow
5 km
5 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
Airports
- Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport19.9 kmStraight-line distance
France · LDE · LFBT
Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06
This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates
No unambiguous area assignment
Context for this earthquake
This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.
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