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M2.4 Earthquake near Le Vigen (France)

UTC time: 2025-12-25 00:39:38 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.4 earthquake was recorded near Le Vigen (France) on December 25, 2025 at 00:39 UTC. 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 event was recorded by RESIF. France: 14 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.3.

Details

ID
aae72b10122ed8ff81578d4f8acb3f4016460ab3
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-25 00:39:38 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Source
resif
Coordinates
45.78269, 1.31354
Temperature
-1.5°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

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Limoges AirportFrance · LIG · LFBL
    13.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-07

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

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Context for this earthquake

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 193 Catalogue entries

Of 192 other entries for this area and period, 39 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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