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M2.0 Earthquake near Costa Francese (FRANCIA) (France)

UTC time: 2025-10-14 15:44:29 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.0 earthquake was recorded near Costa Francese (FRANCIA) (France) on October 14, 2025 at 15:44 UTC. With a focal depth of about 19 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 INGV and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 19 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.0.

Details

ID
884c56041448ecf89e49d732a9e348725da9cd44
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
19.1 km
UTC time
2025-10-14 15:44:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
Source
ingv
Coordinates
42.90300, 6.47380
Temperature
20.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 19.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 19.1 km
Shallow
19.1 km
19.1 km — deeper 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Olot Volcanic Field
    Distance: 333 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 424 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • La Môle AirportFrance · LTT · LFTZ
    33.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Toulon-Hyères AirportFrance · TLN · LFTH
    34.3 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,007 Catalogue entries

Of 1,006 other entries for this area and period, 902 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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