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M3.5 Earthquake near Saint-Créac, Occitania (France)

UTC time: 2026-08-03 06:49:51 UTC Local time: —

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M3.5 Earthquake near Saint-Créac, Occitania (France) · 2026-08-03 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M3.5 Earthquake near Saint-Créac, Occitania (France) · 2026-08-03 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On August 3, 2026 at 06:49 UTC, a magnitude M3.5 earthquake occurred near Saint-Créac, Occitania (France). With a focal depth of about 5 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: 22 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.4.

Details

ID
819da927eed081066abac83268b7e2847a7a673e
Magnitude
M3.5
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2026-08-03 06:49:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
State
Occitania
City
Saint-Créac
County
Hautes Pyrenees
Village
Saint-Créac
Source
emsc
Coordinates
43.05440, -0.02750
Temperature
21.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5 km
Shallow
5 km
5 km — close to the regional average (6.2 km)
Regional average: 6.2 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

Felt reports

25felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Aug 3, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées AirportFrance · LDE · LFBT
    13.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Pau Pyrénées AirportFrance · PUF · LFBP
    48.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 30 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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