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M2.0 Earthquake near FRANCE (France)

UTC time: 2025-07-15 00:50:51 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On July 15, 2025 at 00:50 UTC, a magnitude M2.0 earthquake occurred near FRANCE (France). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 5 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. France: 15 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.2.

Details

ID
a43e8deca3641ecb347f70fc827454d7f7f9c094
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-15 00:50:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Source
emsc
Coordinates
45.31000, 6.00000
Temperature
18.5°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 (6.1 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

Felt reports

1felt 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: Jul 15, 2025, 12:58 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

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Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-10

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 199 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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